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Published in final edited form as: Psychol Health. 2009 Jun;24(5):597–613. doi: 10.1080/08870440801902535

Table 3.

Fit Indices and Model Comparisons of the Fatalism Scale (N=1145)

Model	χ²	d.f.	RMSEA^a	CFI^b	GFI^c	BIC^d	BIC Difference
1^st order Oblique 3-Factor Oblique	1064.68	218	.06	.96	.92	−470.73
2^nd Order Single- Factor Model	1084.95	224	.06	.96	.91	−492.72	21.99

Root Mean Squared Error Approximation.

Comparative Fit Index.

Goodness of Fit Index.

Bayesian Information Criterion =χ² - ln(N) × d.f., where χ² is the Minimum Function Chi-square, N is the sample size, and d.f. is the degree of freedom of the model.