探索性图形分析树 - - 一种基于网络的方法,用于研究具有众多共变量的测量不变性
David Goretzko1, Philipp Sterner2
1Department of Methodology and Statistics, Utrecht University.
Psychological methods
|September 15, 2025
概括
探索图形分析 (EGA) 树为测试多个组的测量不变性 (MI) 提供了一种新的方法,在尺度开发过程中尤其有用. 这种方法在处理复杂的测量模型时提高了测试结果的有效性.
科学领域:
- 心理测量 心理测量 心理测量
- 统计建模 统计建模
- 数据分析 数据分析
背景情况:
- 确定测量不变性 (MI) 对跨组隐性变量的有效比较至关重要.
- 现有的MI测试对于许多群体和测量模型开发过程中是有限的.
- 基于网络的替代品缺乏已建立的MI测试方法.
研究的目的:
- 引入探索图分析树 (EGA树) 作为测量不变性测试的新方法.
- 解决当前MI测试在多组和规模开发环境中的局限性.
- 为使用基于网络的方法探索MI提供一个工具.
主要方法:
- 通过对相关性矩阵应用基于模型的递归分区来开发EGA树.
- 综合探索图分析 (EGA) 作为拟议方法的一个组成部分.
- 进行了模拟研究,以评估对配置和度量不变的检测.
主要成果:
- 在共同因子模型中,EGA树在检测配置和度量不变性方面表现出有效性.
- 该方法证明有用,即使有许多共变量和严重违反配置不变性的情况.
- 模拟显示了该方法能够处理不同数量的因素的能力.
结论:
- 在尺度构造和测量模型开发过程中,EGA树是探索测量不变性的宝贵工具.
- 拟议的方法为多组MI分析提供了可靠的替代方案.
- 在EFAtree包中提供了R功能,以便实际实施.
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