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Table 7.

Parameter estimates and CIs from both MWL and MBL procedures for the loadings of six facets on the Neuroticism factor of NEO-PI-R. The six facets are Anxiety, Angry-Hostility, Depression, Self-Consciousness, Impulsiveness and Vulnerability. The sample size is 1,000. The confidence level is 95% for the structural parameters and 90% for others.

λ₁

λ₂

λ₃

λ₄

λ₅

λ₆

\sqrt{\tilde{v}}

MWLE

0.770

0.602

0.837

0.705

0.468

0.763

0.0672

MWLCI

0.739

0.558

0.811

0.669

0.415

0.731

0.0496

0.802

0.646

0.863

0.742

0.521

0.795

0.0861

MBLE

0.770

0.612

0.837

0.707

0.475

0.764

0.00442

0.0673

MBLCI

0.687

0.495

0.767

0.610

0.334

0.679

0.00188

0.0436

0.854

0.729

0.906

0.805

0.616

0.849

0.01368

0.1212