השוואת שיטות

	בדיקת השוואתית של מבחני מדידה רב-קבוצתיים	ניתוח גורמים מאשר מרובה-קבוצות (MG-CFA)
תחום	פסיכומטריה	פסיכומטריה
משפחה	Latent structure	Latent structure
שנת המקור	1971–1993	1971
הוגה השיטה	Jöreskog, K. G. (1971); Meredith, W. (1993)	Karl Jöreskog
סוג	Model comparison / hypothesis testing	Measurement model / invariance test
מקור מכונן	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.	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.
כינויים	measurement invariance, factorial invariance, cross-group invariance, MI testing	MG-CFA, multi-group CFA, measurement invariance testing, multi-sample CFA
קשורות	6	6
תקציר	Multi-group measurement invariance testing examines whether a latent construct is measured in the same way across two or more distinct groups — such as cultures, genders, or age cohorts. It is a prerequisite for meaningful group comparisons of latent means or relationships, ensuring that observed score differences reflect true differences rather than measurement artifacts.	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.