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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Psychol Sci. 2015 Jul 8;26(8):1151–1163. doi: 10.1177/0956797615577209

Table 4. Fit Indices and Scaled Chi-Square Difference Results for Confirmatory Factor Models of Executive Functions.

Model Fit Indices χ2 difference p


Model χ2 df χ2 p χ2 scaling factor RMSEA (95% CI) CFI AIC vs. Model 1 vs. Model 2 vs. Model 3 vs. Model 4
1. Four factors: In, Sw, WM, Up 62.31 58 .326 1.07 .012 (.00-.03) .997 15128.45
2. Three factors: In, Sw, WM-Up 82.19 60 .030 1.06 .027 (.02-.04) .984 15144.89 2.05e-6
3. Three factors: In-Sw, WM, Up 76.86 60 .070 1.06 .024 (.00-.04) .988 15139.49 1.77e-4 N/A
4. Two factors: In-Sw, WM-Up 97.21 63 .004 1.06 .033 (.03-.05) .976 15155.35 8.48e-7 2.93e-3 2.08e-4
5. One factor: Common EF 127.62 65 <.001 1.07 .044 (.03-.06) .956 15184.86 3.45e-9 1.48e-7 1.06e-8 4.32e-6

Note. EF = executive function, In = Inhibition, Sw = Switching, WM = Working Memory, Up = Updating; χ2 = chi-square; RMSEA = Root Mean Square Error of Approximation; CFI = Comparative Fit Index; AIC = Akaike Information Criterion.