… that are non-invariant across population subgroups. It is recommended that these
methods should be more widely adopted for evaluating the factorial invariance of patient-reported …

… invariance across age and gender groups. We believe that statistical tests do have a place in
assessing … contribute much to the field of assessing invariance, more development needs to …

… analysis (MG-CFA) is one method used to assess these levels of factorial invariance across
groups … and the observed variable remains invariant across populations. In this case, the …

… Questionnaire (HLQ) was reported in 2013 [6]. With the concept … While recent commentary
throws some doubt on the … to empower communities and strengthen health systems. New Delhi…

… for assessing depression severity in this population, with … same weight over time, thus
providing time-invariant meaning … could be strengthened if they encouraged assessment of …

… 8.0 for confirmatory factor analysis, regression analysis, and path … it is unclear whether care
is improving for minorities or … In summary, racial/ethnic minority status was consistently and …

… The current study examined the factorial invariance of measures … of items would strengthen
the scale for middle school students. … for her comments on the initial statistical analysis plan. …

… cross-validation in different populations of a newly developed instrument like the SSS-S can
strengthen … mental illnesses is to create separate groups of participants, each with a specific …

… Metric invariance implies that populations from different cultural groups understand the
concept of the items identically and, therefore, respond to the measure in the same way. Meredith …

… between October 2009 and September 2013. MI was evaluated … Two additional open-ended
questions solicit comments on … These findings strengthen the existing psychometric support …