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Investigating Accuracy Of Model Fit Indices In Multilevel Confirmatory Factor Analysis, Mihaela C. Ene

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This study examined the performance of various model fit indices in the context of multilevel confirmatory factor analysis (MCFA) to determine their robustness in this framework. As the interest in using MCFA techniques recently increased, applied researchers continue to face the challenge of evaluating model fit in this framework as no specific guidelines currently exist.

Using a simulation study with a two-level CFA model, characteristics of the model were varied to reflect a broad range of conditions commonly found in applied studies. Five factors were manipulated, including item-level ICC, level-1 sample size, level-2 sample size, model size, and model misspecification. …