Table 3.
Evaluation of Measurement Invariance by Limb of the BAC and Beverage Condition
| LEVEL OF M.I. ESTABLISHED | BAC LIMB (Ascending vs. Descending) | BEVERAGE CONDITION (Placebo vs. Alcohol) | ||||||
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| CFI | TLI | RMSEA | SRMR | CFI | TLI | RMSEA | SRMR | |
| Configural Invariance | .966 | .956 | .054 | .054 | .958 | .946 | .058 | .059 |
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| Step 1. Model Fit | .964 | .957 | .053 | .058 | .958 | .950 | .056 | .064 |
| Step 2. Δ in Fit from Configural Model | −.002 | .001 | −.001 | .004 | .000 | .004 | −.002 | .005 |
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| Scalar Invariance | ||||||||
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| Step 1. Model Fit | .947 | .940 | .060 | .058 | .947 | .942 | .061 | .073 |
| Step 2. Δ in Fit from Metric Model | −.017 | −.017 | .007 | .000 | −.011 | −.008 | .005 | .009 |
Note. Abbreviations within the table are BAC = Blood Alcohol Curve; MI = Measurement Invariance; CFI = Bentler’s Comparative Fit Index; TLI = Tucker Lewis Index; RMSEA = Root Mean Square Error of Approximation; SRMR = Standardized Root Mean Square Residual.