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Impact Of Not Addressing Partially Cross-Classified Multilevel Structure In Testing Measurement Invariance: A Monte Carlo Study, Myung H. Im, Eun Sook Kim, Oi-Man Kwok, Myeongsun Yoon, Victor L. Willson

Educational and Psychological Studies Faculty Publications

In educational settings, researchers are likely to encounter multilevel data with cross-classified structure. However, due to the lack of familiarity and limitations of statistical software for cross-classified modeling, most researchers adopt less optimal approaches to analyze cross-classified multilevel data in testing measurement invariance. We conducted two Monte Carlo studies to investigate the performances of testing measurement invariance with cross-classified multilevel data when the noninvarinace is at the between-level: (a) the impact of ignoring crossed factor using conventional multilevel confirmatory factor analysis (MCFA) which assumes hierarchical multilevel data in testing measurement invariance and (b) the adequacy of the cross-classified multiple indicators …