Table 1.
Parameters | Model |
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MG* | MIMIC | MIMIC-Interaction | MNLFA | |
α | Categorical | Categorical and Continuous | Categorical and Continuous | Categorical and Continuous |
Ψ | Categorical | - | - | Categorical and Continuous |
ν | Categorical | Categorical and Continuous | Categorical and Continuous | Categorical and Continuous |
Λ | Categorical | - | Categorical and Continuous | Categorical and Continuous |
Σ | Categorical | - | - | Categorical and Continuous |
Note: α = factor means; Ψ = variance-covariance matrix of latent factors; ν = item intercepts; Λ = factor loadings; Σ = variance-covariance matrix of item residuals.
MG model also allows for the possibility of distinct factor structures in each group, permitting tests of configural invariance.