Model Fit Aggregator v2.1

(Click here for information on the older version 1.2)

The Model Fit Aggregator is a tool I designed for use with Mplus model output. It compiles the results of goodness of fit tests and returns them to the user in easy-to-use APA-style for reporting in manuscripts, talks, posters, etc. It will also compare changes in goodness-of-fit across two nested models.  Continue reading

Disentangling degrees of freedom for SEM

As you sally forth into the land of structural equation modeling (SEM), you’ll come across terms like identification, and ideas like degrees of freedom (df) for a chi-square goodness of fit test. For many students, df is one of the more puzzling aspects of SEM. Sometimes it isn’t entirely clear where those degrees of freedom come from or why they have the values that they do. Continue reading