Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the WAIS-R: Plausibility of Models
- 1 December 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment
- Vol. 2 (4) , 273-277
- https://doi.org/10.1177/073428298400200402
Abstract
A confirmatory factor analysis was used to determine the respective viability of factor structure models for the WAIS-R standardization data. The traditional Verbal-Performance split was compared to an alternative model proposed by Gutkin, Reynolds, and Galvin (1984). The confirmatory analysis indicated that the Gutkin model provides a superior fit to the data at all age levels and for the total sample. In addition, the results from Gutkin model analyses at each age level were iterated, yielding a refinement in the respective age-specific fits of the model. Implications for test interpretation are discussed.Keywords
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