Yogarajah Nanthagopan

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How many international and national non-governmental organizations (NGOs) operate worldwide?

Is there any data base to get the figures of total NGOs operations worldwide? Can you suggest some references?

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How do I compare ML and Bayesian results in structural equation modelling?

In SEM, Maximum Likelihood Method (ML) produces good results. However, while perform Bayesian estimation which gives poor results, for example, the posterior predictive p value gets value 0.00....

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Discriminant validity should be done for exogenous latent factors or whole measurement model includes exogenous and endogenous latent factors?

I have problem in assessing the discriminant validity for whole model. However, for exogenous factors the validity is met. Is it important to check the discriminant validity includes exogenous and...

11 November 2014 9,670 4 View

If AVE value is less than 0.5, should I remove the latent factor from the CFA model?

While estimating convergent validity, one latent factor gets AVE value less than 0.5. however, factor loadings gets values greater than 0.6 and model fitted well with fit indices. In this case,...

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What does hierarchical (nested) comparisons mean?

How can we compare SEM models by using delta ChiSq probabilities and the assessment of direct and indirect effects.

09 September 2014 1,967 3 View

Is it appropriate to perform the EFA and SEM for skewed ordinal data?

What are the steps can be taken for the skewed ordinal data (1-7) to perform the EFA and CFA?

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