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dc.contributor.authorPreacher, Kristopher J.
dc.date.accessioned2007-04-25T16:29:26Z
dc.date.available2007-04-25T16:29:26Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.identifier.citationMultivariate Behavioral Research
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1808/1484
dc.description.abstractFitting propensity (FP) is defined as a model's average ability to fit diverse data patterns, all else being equal. The relevance of FP to model selection is examined in the context of structural equation modeling (SEM). In SEM it is well known that the number of free model parameters influences FP, but other facets of FP are routinely excluded from consideration. It is shown that models possessing the same number of free parameters but different structures may exhibit different FPs. The consequences of this fact are demonstrated using illustrative examples and models culled from published research. The case is made that further attention should be given to quantifying FP in SEM and considering it in model selection. Practical approaches are suggested.
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries41
dc.subjectparsimonyen
dc.subjectstructural equation modelingen
dc.subjectgoodness of fiten
dc.subjectmodel complexityen
dc.titleQuantifying parsimony in structural equation modeling
dc.typeArticle
dc.rights.accessrightsopenAccess


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