Point Estimation, Hypothesis Testing, and Interval Estimation Using the RMSEA: Some Comments and a Reply to Hayduk and Glaser

By J. Steiger. 2000

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Use of interactive–informal assessment practices: New Zealand secondary students' conceptions of assessment (2009, unknown): “10 may still be of interest and of value in developing our understanding of the real world (Steiger, 2000).”
Leader Self and Means Efficacy: A multi-component approach (2012, background): “For example, although some scholars have recommended a cutoff value for RMSEA (Hu & Bentler, 1999; MacCallum, Browne, & Sugawara, 1996), others have cautioned researchers about the use of precise numerical cutoff points for RMSEA (e.g., Hayduk & Glaser, 2000; Marsh et al., 2004; Steiger, 2000); and ”
Self-control behind bars: A validation study of the Grasmick et al. scale (2003, methodology): “Although previous researchers (e.g., Vazsonyi et al., 2001) have used RMSEA .1 as a good fit, others (e.g., Steiger, 1998, 2000) have suggested that RMSEA values of .05 or less are obviously more acceptable.”
Fear of Death and Supernatural Beliefs: Developing A New Supernatural Belief Scale to Test the Relationship (2013, unknown): “…Curran, Bollen, Kirby, & Paxton, 2008; Goffin, 2007; Hopwood & Donnellan, 2010; Jackson, Gillaspy, & Purc-Stephenson, 2009; Marsh, Hau, & Wen, 2004; Steiger, 2000, 2007) because the optimal cut-offs depend on the interplay of model characteristics, type of misspecification, and sample size (Fan &…”
The associations in our heads belong to us: Searching for attitudes and knowledge in implicit evaluation (2008, background): “benefits of parsimony are considered along with fit (Steiger, 2000).”
Five reinforcement sensitivity theory (RST) of personality questionnaires: Comparison, validity and generalization (2016, methodology): “As model fit indices, we used: (a) Sattora-Bentler scaled chi-square (χ(2)) (Bentler, 2006; Satorra & Bentler, 2001); (b) the rootmean squared error of approximation (RMSEA; Steiger, 2000), where values of b .”
The positive and negative affect schedule (PANAS): construct validity, measurement properties and normative data in a large non-clinical sample. (2004, methodology): “The fit of CFA models was assessed using the Satorra-Bentler scaled w2 statistic (S-Bw2), the robust comparative fit index (RCFI), the standardized root mean squared residual (SRMR) and the root mean squared error of approximation (RMSEA; Steiger, 2000).”
Structural Equations Modeling: Fit Indices, Sample Size, and Advanced Topics (2010, methodology): “The RMSEA is an index that sounds somewhat like the SRMR but it is computed differently and it behaves differently (Steiger, 2000).”
Psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21) (2018, methodology): “…used to assess model fit: the comparative fit index (CFI > 0.90) (Bentler, 1990), the Tucker-Lewis Index (TLI > 0.90) (Tucker & Lewis, 1973), the root mean square of approximation (RMSEA 0.08) (Steiger, 2000), and the standardised root mean square residual (SRMR 0.08) (Joreskog & Sorbom, 1996).”
The Relationship Between Root Mean Square Error of Approximation and Model Misspecification in Confirmatory Factor Analysis Models (2012, methodology): “5), one can falsely conclude that the one-factor model is an accurate fit for the data that were generated by 8 underlying factors! The phenomenon in Figure 3B illustrates RMSEA’s sensitivity to the average inter-item correlation (Steiger, 2000).”
The Use of Structural Equation Modeling in Counseling Psychology Research (2005, methodology): “Third, despite several articles that provided compelling evidence against the use of certain fit indices (e.g., Hu & Bentler, 1998; Marsh et al., 1988; Steiger, 2000), indices such as the (2)/df ratio and the normed fit index continue to be used in several SEM studies.”
An Empirical Evaluation of the Use of Fixed Cutoff Points in RMSEA Test Statistic in Structural Equation Models (2008, background): “Other researchers echoed the point by suggesting that the use of precise numerical cutoff points for RMSEA should not be taken too seriously (Hayduk and Glaser 2000, Steiger 2000).”
High commitment HR practices, the employment relationship and job performance: A test of a mediation model (2016, unknown): “RMSEA > 0.10 is generally unacceptable (Steiger, 2000).”