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Exercise

Relative fit statistics

In this exercise, we'll use the relative fit statistics from two models to compare their fit. When you have two models that both fit well, relative fit statistics can help you decide which model to select. Since the bfi dataset has a strong theory underlying it - the big five personality factors are commonly accepted and studied - we would like to see the theory-based model fit better than our exploratory EFA-based model.

Which model is preferred according to its BIC?

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  • First, let's use the CFA syntax we created from the EFA results to run an EFA-based CFA.