e-ISSN 2231-8542
ISSN 1511-3701
Ainur, A. K., Sayang, M. D., Jannoo, Z. and Yap, B. W.
Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science, Volume 25, Issue 2, April 2017
Keywords: Structural equation model, goodness-of-fit, non-normality, simulation
Published on: 27 Apr 2017
A Structural Equation Model (SEM) is often used to test whether a hypothesised theoretical model agrees with data by examining the model fit. This study investigates the effect of sample size and distribution of data (normal and non-normal) on goodness of fit measures in structural equation model. Simulation results confirm that the GoF measures are affected by sample size, whereas they are quite robust when data are not normal. Absolute measures (GFI, AGFI, RMSEA) are more affected by sample size while incremental fit measures such as TLI and CFI are less affected by sample size and non-normality.
ISSN 1511-3701
e-ISSN 2231-8542