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Testing for Multigroup Invariance Using Amos Graphics

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ID23318151
AuthorsBarbara M Byrne (University of Ottawa, corresponding author)
Year2004
Volume11
Issue2
Pages272-300
Publication date2004-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueStructural Equation Modeling: A Multidisciplinary Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1070-5511 • E-ISSN: 1532-8007
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1207/s15328007sem1102_8
OpenAlexW2024370570
LanguageEN
Citations received213
References cited10

The purpose of this article is to illustrate the steps involved in testing for multigroup invariance using Amos Graphics. Based on analysis of covariance (ANCOV) structures, 2 applications are demonstrated, each of which represents a different set of circumstances. Application 1 focuses on the equivalence of a measuring instrument and tests for its invariance across 3 teacher panels, given baseline models that are identical across groups. Application 2 centers on the equivalence of a postulated theoretical structure across adolescent boys and girls in light of baseline models that are differentially specified across groups. Taken together, these illustrated examples should be of substantial assistance to researchers interested in testing for multigroup invariance using the Amos program.

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