TABLE 4.
Solution 3: Fit Indexes for Alternative Models for Random Data for Manifest Variables Missing Completely
| Model | χ2 | df | Prob | CFI | TLI | RMSEA [CI] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Separate analyses by sample | ||||||
| FACHS (7 manifest variables) | 8.54 | 11 | .66 | 1.000 | 1.006 | .000 [.000, .041] |
| CFP (11 manifest variables) | 58.77 | 39 | .02 | .983 | .976 | .044 [.017, .067] |
| IYFP (7 manifest variables) | 6.69 | 11 | .80 | 1.000 | 1.008 | .000 [.000, .035] |
| Total | 73.36 | 61 | ||||
| FACHS (11 manifest variables) | 8.56 | 11 | .66 | 1.000 | 1.015 | .000 [.000, .041] |
| IYFP (11 manifest variables) | 6.16 | 11 | .86 | 1.000 | 1.024 | .000 [.000, .029] |
| Three-group analyses | ||||||
| Configural invariance | 73.49 | 61 | .13 | .996 | .989 | .024 [.000, .042] |
| FACHS | 8.56 | |||||
| CFP | 58.77 | |||||
| IYFP | 6.16 | |||||
| Weak factorial invariance | 95.94 | 69 | .02 | .991 | .979 | .033 [.014, .048] |
| Strong factorial invariance | 139.42 | 77 | <.001 | .979 | .956 | .048 [.035, .060] |
| Strict factorial invariance | 255.98 | 91 | <.001 | .945 | .901 | .071 [.061, .082] |
Note. Family and Community Health Study (FACHS) study N = 428 African American families; California Families Project (CFP) study N = 262 Mexican-origin families; and (IYFP) study N = 385 European American families. CFI = Comparative Fit Index; TLI = Tucker–Lewis I; RMSEA [CI] = root mean square error of approximation and its associated confidence interval.