Question 1

A researcher finds a SRMR value of .05. Which one of the following is suggested by this value?

Accepted Answer

A)  good model fit 
B)  model underidentification 
C)  multivariate skewness 
D)  multicollinearity 
A)  good model fit 
B)  model underidentification 
C)  multivariate skewness 
D)  multicollinearity A

Question 2

A researcher finds an RMSEA value of .065. Which one of the following is suggested by this value?

Accepted Answer

A)  close model fit 
B)  model underidentification 
C)  multivariate nonnormality 
D)  singularity 
A)  close model fit 
B)  model underidentification 
C)  multivariate nonnormality 
D)  singularity A

Question 3

Exogenous latent variables are akin to which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  dependent variable 
B)  exogenous variable 
C)  independent variable 
D)  indirect effect 
A)  dependent variable 
B)  exogenous variable 
C)  independent variable 
D)  indirect effect C

Question 4

Which one of the following reflects an appropriately scaled latent construct?

Accepted Answer

A)  five observed variables load onto a latent construct 
B)  the metric of a latent construct has been fixed to the metric of another latent construct 
C)  the number of elements in the variance-covariance matrix is greater than the freely estimated parameters 
D)  the variance of a latent construct has been fixed to 1.0 
A)  five observed variables load onto a latent construct 
B)  the metric of a latent construct has been fixed to the metric of another latent construct 
C)  the number of elements in the variance-covariance matrix is greater than the freely estimated parameters 
D)  the variance of a latent construct has been fixed to 1.0

Question 5

Model degrees of freedom equals which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  indirect effects between latent constructs 
B)  the correlation between observed variables that load onto the latent constructs 
C)  the largest number of parameters to be estimated minus the actual number of estimated parameters 
D)  the largest number of variances and unique covariances that can be estimated 
A)  indirect effects between latent constructs 
B)  the correlation between observed variables that load onto the latent constructs 
C)  the largest number of parameters to be estimated minus the actual number of estimated parameters 
D)  the largest number of variances and unique covariances that can be estimated

Question 6

Which of the following suggests an assumption of CFA has been met?

Accepted Answer

A)  self-selection of units in the analysis 
B)  skewness statistic of 8.50 
C)  Tolerance value of .01 
D)  VIF of 2 
A)  self-selection of units in the analysis 
B)  skewness statistic of 8.50 
C)  Tolerance value of .01 
D)  VIF of 2

Question 7

Endogenous latent variables are akin to which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  dependent variable 
B)  exogenous variable 
C)  independent variable 
D)  indirect effect 
A)  dependent variable 
B)  exogenous variable 
C)  independent variable 
D)  indirect effect

Question 8

Which one of the following estimation procedures should NOT be used when the observed variables are categorical?

Accepted Answer

A)  maximum likelihood 
B)  robust weighted least squares 
C)  weighted least squares 
D)  unweighted least squares 
A)  maximum likelihood 
B)  robust weighted least squares 
C)  weighted least squares 
D)  unweighted least squares

Question 9

Which statistical procedure is most closely related to confirmatory factor analysis in terms of the types of evidence it can provide?

Accepted Answer

A)  discriminant analysis 
B)  exploratory factor analysis 
C)  hierarchical generalized linear modeling 
D)  multiple linear regression 
A)  discriminant analysis 
B)  exploratory factor analysis 
C)  hierarchical generalized linear modeling 
D)  multiple linear regression

Question 10

Only when the following occurs can the CFA parameters be estimated?

Accepted Answer

A)  when the latent constructs are interrelated 
B)  when the correlation between latent constructs is directionally specified 
C)  when the number of elements in the variance-covariance matrix is less than the number of freely estimated parameters in the model 
D)  when the measurement model is identified 
A)  when the latent constructs are interrelated 
B)  when the correlation between latent constructs is directionally specified 
C)  when the number of elements in the variance-covariance matrix is less than the number of freely estimated parameters in the model 
D)  when the measurement model is identified

A researcher finds a SRMR value of .05. Which one of the following is suggested by this value?

A researcher finds an RMSEA value of .065. Which one of the following is suggested by this value?

Exogenous latent variables are akin to which one of the following?

Which one of the following reflects an appropriately scaled latent construct?

Model degrees of freedom equals which one of the following?

Which of the following suggests an assumption of CFA has been met?

Endogenous latent variables are akin to which one of the following?

Which one of the following estimation procedures should NOT be used when the observed variables are categorical?

Which statistical procedure is most closely related to confirmatory factor analysis in terms of the types of evidence it can provide?

Only when the following occurs can the CFA parameters be estimated?

Multivariate Statistics

Univariate and Bivariate Statistics Review

Data Screening

Multiple Linear Regression

Logistic Regression

Multivariate Analysis of Variance: Single Factor, Factorial, and Repeated Measures Designs

Discriminant Analysis

Cluster Analysis

Exploratory Factor Analysis

Multilevel Linear Modeling

Propensity Score Analysis

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Exam 10: Path Analysis, Confirmatory Factor Analysis, and Structural Equation Modeling

A researcher finds a SRMR value of .05. Which one of the following is suggested by this value?

A researcher finds an RMSEA value of .065. Which one of the following is suggested by this value?

Exogenous latent variables are akin to which one of the following?

Which one of the following reflects an appropriately scaled latent construct?

Model degrees of freedom equals which one of the following?

Which of the following suggests an assumption of CFA has been met?

Endogenous latent variables are akin to which one of the following?

Which one of the following estimation procedures should NOT be used when the observed variables are categorical?

Which statistical procedure is most closely related to confirmatory factor analysis in terms of the types of evidence it can provide?

Only when the following occurs can the CFA parameters be estimated?

Multivariate Statistics

Univariate and Bivariate Statistics Review

Data Screening

Multiple Linear Regression

Logistic Regression

Multivariate Analysis of Variance: Single Factor, Factorial, and Repeated Measures Designs

Discriminant Analysis

Cluster Analysis

Exploratory Factor Analysis

Multilevel Linear Modeling

Propensity Score Analysis

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