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Area of Science:

  • Statistics
  • Psychometrics
  • Quantitative Psychology

Background:

  • Generalized structured component analysis (GSCA) is a robust method for component-based structural equation modeling (SEM).
  • Current GSCA implementations offer only bootstrap percentile confidence intervals (CIs).
  • Bias-corrected and accelerated (BCa) bootstrap CIs show promise for improving SEM analyses.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To implement the BCa bootstrap CI method within GSCA.
  • To evaluate the performance of percentile, BCa, and Student's t CIs in GSCA.
  • To compare CI methods based on coverage accuracy and balance.

Main Methods:

  • Implementation of the BCa bootstrap confidence interval method in GSCA.
  • Conducting a rigorous simulation study.
  • Evaluating percentile, BCa, and Student's t confidence interval methods.

Main Results:

  • The percentile method yielded confidence intervals closer to the nominal coverage level.
  • The BCa method demonstrated reduced imbalance compared to percentile and Student's t methods.
  • Both methods showed varying performance depending on coverage and balance metrics.

Conclusions:

  • The percentile CI method provides superior coverage accuracy in GSCA.
  • The BCa CI method offers advantages in reducing imbalance in GSCA.
  • Findings inform the selection of appropriate bootstrap confidence intervals for GSCA applications.