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Multi-Group Confirmatory Factor Analysis (MG-CFA)

Multi-group confirmatory factor analysis tests whether a measurement model holds equivalently across two or more groups — such as cultures, genders, or time points. By imposing increasingly stringent equality constraints and comparing model fit, it determines whether comparisons of latent mean scores are justified.

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Sources

  1. Vandenberg, R. J. & Lance, C. E. (2000). A review and synthesis of the measurement invariance literature: Suggestions, practices, and recommendations for organizational research. Organizational Research Methods, 3(1), 4–70. DOI: 10.1177/109442810031002
  2. Millsap, R. E. (2011). Statistical Approaches to Measurement Equivalence. Routledge. ISBN: 978-0805859447

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ScholarGateMulti-group confirmatory factor analysis (Multi-Group Confirmatory Factor Analysis). Retrieved 2026-06-04 from https://scholargate.app/en/psychometrics/multi-group-confirmatory-factor-analysis