Research Article
Comparative Analysis of Some Structural Equation Model Estimation Methods with Application to Coronary Heart Disease Risk
Table 3
Goodness-of-fit measures for the models.
| | Model | Method | ( value) | | RMSEA ( value) | RMR | SRMR | GFI | CFI | TLI (NNFI) | RNI | NFI | BFI (IFI) | AGFI | PNFI | PGFI |
| | Model 1 | | 31.767 (0.105) | 1.381 | 0.058 (0.362) | 3.948 | 0.039 | 0.950 | 0.983 | 0.967 | 0.983 | 0.944 | 0.984 | 0.880 | 0.483 | 0.397 | | 31.767 (0.105) | 1.381 | 0.058 (0.362) | 3.948 | 0.039 | 0.950 | 0.983 | 0.967 | 0.983 | 0.944 | 0.984 | 0.880 | 0.483 | 0.397 | | MLE | 33.166 (0.078) | 1.442 | 0.063 (0.306) | 3.967 | 0.039 | 0.947 | 0.981 | 0.962 | 0.981 | 0.942 | 0.982 | 0.873 | 0.482 | 0.396 | | GLSE | 30.421 (0.138) | 1.323 | 0.054 (0.418) | 5.336 | 0.052 | 0.946 | 0.919 | 0.842 | 0.919 | 0.778 | 0.935 | 0.870 | 0.397 | 0.395 | | ULSE | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | | ADFE | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| | Model 2 | | 33.724 (0.114) | 1.349 | 0.056 (0.392) | 3.881 | 0.042 | 0.947 | 0.983 | 0.970 | 0.983 | 0.941 | 0.984 | 0.883 | 0.523 | 0.430 | | 33.724 (0.114) | 1.349 | 0.056 (0.392) | 3.881 | 0.042 | 0.947 | 0.983 | 0.970 | 0.983 | 0.941 | 0.984 | 0.883 | 0.523 | 0.430 | | MLE | 35.373 (0.082) | 1.415 | 0.061 (0.326) | 3.903 | 0.043 | 0.943 | 0.980 | 0.965 | 0.980 | 0.938 | 0.981 | 0.875 | 0.521 | 0.429 | | GLSE | 32.320 (0.149) | 1.293 | 0.051 (0.450) | 5.257 | 0.056 | 0.942 | 0.920 | 0.856 | 0.920 | 0.764 | 0.934 | 0.873 | 0.424 | 0.428 | | ULSE | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | | ADFE | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| | Model 3 | | 19.064 (0.265) | 1.192 | 0.041 (0.539) | 1.035 | 0.036 | 0.965 | 0.993 | 0.985 | 0.993 | 0.961 | 0.994 | 0.902 | 0.427 | 0.343 | | 19.064 (0.265) | 1.192 | 0.041 (0.539) | 1.035 | 0.036 | 0.965 | 0.993 | 0.985 | 0.993 | 0.961 | 0.994 | 0.902 | 0.427 | 0.343 | | MLE | 20.336 (0.205) | 1.271 | 0.049 (0.466) | 1.043 | 0.037 | 0.963 | 0.991 | 0.979 | 0.991 | 0.959 | 0.991 | 0.896 | 0.426 | 0.342 | | GLSE | 18.824 (0.278) | 1.177 | 0.040 (0.551) | 1.717 | 0.047 | 0.963 | 0.958 | 0.905 | 0.958 | 0.817 | 0.967 | 0.895 | 0.363 | 0.342 | | ULSE | 2417.873 (NA) | 151.117 | 1.158 (0.000) | 0.693 | 0.036 | 1.000 | 0.999 | 0.999 | 0.999 | 0.999 | 0.999 | 1.000 | 0.444 | 0.356 | | ADFE | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| | Model 4 | | 19.034 (0.212) | 1.269 | 0.049 (0.466) | 2.522 | 0.038 | 0.965 | 0.991 | 0.979 | 0.991 | 0.962 | 0.992 | 0.895 | 0.401 | 0.322 | | 19.034 (0.212) | 1.269 | 0.049 (0.466) | 2.522 | 0.038 | 0.965 | 0.991 | 0.979 | 0.991 | 0.962 | 0.992 | 0.895 | 0.401 | 0.322 | | MLE | 20.336 (0.159) | 1.356 | 0.056 (0.393) | 2.530 | 0.039 | 0.963 | 0.989 | 0.973 | 0.989 | 0.960 | 0.989 | 0.889 | 0.400 | 0.321 | | GLSE | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | | ULSE | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | | ADFE | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| | Model 5 | | 24.849 (0.129) | 1.381 | 0.058 (0.369) | 7.795 | 0.066 | 0.956 | 0.985 | 0.970 | 0.985 | 0.949 | 0.984 | 0.889 | 0.475 | 0.382 | | 24.849 (0.129) | 1.381 | 0.058 (0.369) | 7.795 | 0.066 | 0.956 | 0.985 | 0.970 | 0.985 | 0.949 | 0.984 | 0.889 | 0.475 | 0.382 | | MLE | 25.800 (0.104) | 1.433 | 0.062 (0.325) | 7.735 | 0.066 | 0.952 | 0.983 | 0.966 | 0.983 | 0.948 | 0.983 | 0.881 | 0.474 | 0.381 | | GLSE | 23.627 (0.168) | 1.313 | 0.056 (0.396) | 10.329 | 0.089 | 0.953 | 0.916 | 0.832 | 0.916 | 0.770 | 0.934 | 0.883 | 0.385 | 0.381 | | ULSE | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | | ADFE | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| | Model 6 | | 24.105 (0.117) | 1.418 | 0.061 (0.340) | 3.134 | 0.038 | 0.957 | 0.985 | 0.968 | 0.985 | 0.952 | 0.985 | 0.887 | 0.450 | 0.362 | | 24.105 (0.117) | 1.418 | 0.061 (0.340) | 3.134 | 0.038 | 0.957 | 0.985 | 0.968 | 0.985 | 0.952 | 0.985 | 0.887 | 0.450 | 0.362 | | MLE | 25.255 (0.089) | 1.486 | 0.066 (0.289) | 3.150 | 0.039 | 0.955 | 0.983 | 0.963 | 0.983 | 0.951 | 0.983 | 0.880 | 0.449 | 0.361 | | GLSE | 22.717 (0.159) | 1.336 | 0.055 (0.406) | 4.339 | 0.052 | 0.955 | 0.919 | 0.828 | 0.919 | 0.786 | 0.936 | 0.881 | 0.371 | 0.361 | | ULSE | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | | ADFE | 15.871 (0.533) | 0.934 | 0.000 (0.782) | 11.332 | 0.095 | 0.958 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0.888 | NA | 0.362 |
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