Effects of Ignoring Correlated Measurement Error in Structural Equation Models
Publication Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
9-1992
Abstract
The implications of ignoring correlated error on parameter estimates in some simple structural equation models are examined. Ignoring correlated measurement error not only affected the acceptability of a model based on goodness-of-fit measures, but also affected the parameter estimation. Ignoring within-construct correlated error does not affect the estimates of the structural parameter but overestimates the associated measurement parameters. It is shown analytically and empirically that ignoring positive between-construct correlated error overestimates the structural parameter linking the two constructs. The effects become more pronounced with decreasing reliability in measurement.
Discipline
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
Research Areas
Marketing
Publication
Educational and Psychological Measurement
Volume
52
Issue
3
First Page
549
Last Page
570
ISSN
0013-1644
Identifier
10.1177/0013164492052003005
Publisher
SAGE
Citation
REDDY, Srinivas K..
Effects of Ignoring Correlated Measurement Error in Structural Equation Models. (1992). Educational and Psychological Measurement. 52, (3), 549-570.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/2976
Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1177/0013164492052003005