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Table 3 Fit indexes for multi-group confirmatory factor analysis of the NSS by sex and application format

From: Naive skepticism scale: development and validation tests applied to the chilean population

 

χ2

df

χ2/ df

RMSEA

90% CI

CFI

TLI

SRMR

CMs

Δ CFI

MG-CFA by Sex

 M1. Configural invariance

308.893

152

2.032

.081

[.068-.094]

.906

.887

.070

 M2. Metric invariance

319.015

164

1.945

.077

[.065-.090]

.907

.897

.075

M2-M1

.001

 M3. Scalar invariance

331.025

176

1.880

.075

[.062-.087]

.907

.904

.075

M3-M1

.001

MG-CFA by Application

 M4. Configural invariance

297.551

152

1.957

.077

[.064-.090]

.910

.892

.067

 M5. Metric invariance

308.097

164

1.878

.074

[.061-.087]

.911

.901

.074

M5-M4

.001

 M6. Scalar invariance

330.521

173

1.910

.074

[.062-.086]

.905

.901

.076

M6-M4

-.005

  1. χ2 = MG-CFA Multi-group Confirmatory Factor Analysis; Chi-square, df Degree of freedom, RMSEA Root Mean Square Error of Approximation, 90% CI Confidence Interval, CFA Confirmatory factor analysis, CFI Comparative Fit Index, TLI Tucker-Lewis Index, SRMR Standardized Root Mean Square Residual; CMs Comparisons between models; Δ CFI = CFI differential