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. 2013 Oct 29;70(3):386–397. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbt106

Table 6.

Standardized Parameter Estimates for Invariance of the Two-Factor Model across Ethnicity

Variable White Black Hispanic
λ SE Ψ λ SE Ψ λ SE Ψ
Configural invariance
 Memory factor
  Immediate recall 0.89 0.01 0.22 0.90 0.01 0.19 0.88 0.02 0.22
  Delayed recall 0.88 0.01 0.23 0.85 0.01 0.27 0.89 0.02 0.22
 Mental status factora
  Serial 7s 0.57 0.01 0.67 0.60 0.01 0.64 0.56 0.03 0.69
  Backward counting 0.58 0.03 0.66 0.70 0.02 0.51 0.77 0.05 0.41
  Dates 0.51 0.02 0.74 0.58 0.02 0.66 0.57 0.04 0.67
  Names 0.64 0.01 0.60 0.70 0.02 0.51 0.63 0.03 0.61
Strict invariance
 Memory factor
  Immediate recall 0.88 0.01 0.23 0.87 0.01 0.24 0.86 0.01 0.26
  Delayed recall 0.90 0.01 0.20 0.89 0.01 0.20 0.88 0.01 0.22
 Mental status factora
  Serial 7s 0.59 0.01 0.65 0.66 0.01 0.57 0.63 0.02 0.60
  Backward counting 0.59 0.02 0.66 0.65 0.02 0.58 0.63 0.03 0.61
  Dates 0.47 0.01 0.78 0.52 0.02 0.73 0.50 0.02 0.75
  Names 0.64 0.01 0.59 0.71 0.02 0.49 0.67 0.02 0.53

Note. SE = standard error.

aUniqueness parameters estimated from thresholds.