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Model Modification in Covariance Structure Analysis: Application of the Expected Parameter Change Statistic
Abstract:
This paper examines the problem of model modification in covariance structure analysis. Two methods of model modification are studied: the Modification Index (MI) which suggests modifications based on the largest drop in the overall value of the test statistic, and the Expected Parameter Change Statistic (EPC) which suggests modifications based on the removal of large and interesting specifications errors. Following a detailed discussion of the theory behind the MI and EPC, these methods are studied and applied to two specifications of the Wisconsin status attainment model. Additionally, a standardized version of the EPC statistic (SEPC) is proposed and applied to one of these models. Results indicate that the MI tends to suggest freeing substantively implausible parameters. The EPC and SEPC, by contrast, suggest freeing substantively interesting parameters. Results are discussed in terms of the practice of covariance structure modeling.
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