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Estimating Effects Of Non-Normality In Assessing Structural Equation Model Fit For Use Of Physical Science Data, Sarah Rose
Wayne State University Dissertations
ABSTRACT
ESTIMATING EFFECTS OF NON-NORMALITY IN ASSESSING
STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODEL FIT FOR USE OF PHYSICAL SCIENCE DATA
by
SARAH ALTA ROSE
May 2016
Advisor: Dr. Barry Markman
Major: Education (Evaluation and Research)
Degree: Doctor of Philosophy
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the sensitivity of selected fit index statistics in determining model fit when the distribution varied from normality, as is typically true of data research for the physical sciences. SEM is a popular statistical method and is used in many physical and social behavioral science research projects; however, the sensitivity of the model fit indices when normality …