Abstract
When the assumption of multivariate normality is violated and the sample sizes are relatively small, existing test statistics such as the likelihood ratio statistic and Satorra–Bentler’s rescaled and adjusted statistics often fail to provide reliable assessment of overall model fit. This article proposes four new corrected statistics, aiming for better model evaluation with nonnormally distributed data at small sample sizes. A Monte Carlo study is conducted to compare the performances of the four corrected statistics against those of existing statistics regarding Type I error rate. Results show that the performances of the four new statistics are relatively stable compared with those of existing statistics. In particular, Type I error rates of a new statistic are close to the nominal level across all sample sizes under a condition of asymptotic robustness. Other new statistics also exhibit improved Type I error control, especially with nonnormally distributed data at small sample sizes.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 479-494 |
Number of pages | 16 |
Journal | Structural Equation Modeling |
Volume | 24 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 4 2017 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Satorra–Bentler’s corrected statistics
- nonnormality
- small sample size
- test statistic
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Decision Sciences
- Modeling and Simulation
- Sociology and Political Science
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance(all)