Peter M. Bentler

Research topics

• Advanced Statistical Methods and Models · 3 papers
• Statistical Methods and Bayesian Inference · 2 papers
• Psychometric Methodologies and Testing · 2 papers
• Multi-Criteria Decision Making · 1 paper
• Advanced Statistical Modeling Techniques · 1 paper

Frequent co-authors

• Douglas G. Bonett · 1 paper
• Li‐tze Hu · 1 paper

Papers

1. Comparative fit indexes in structural models.Psychological Bulletin · 1990 · 24,181 citations

   Normed and nonnormed fit indexes are frequently used as adjuncts to chi-square statistics for evaluating the fit of a structural model. A drawback of existing indexes is that they estimate no known population parameters. A new coefficient is proposed to…

2. Significance tests and goodness of fit in the analysis of covariance structures.Psychological Bulletin · 1980 · 18,593 citations

   Factor analysis, path analysis, structural equation modeling, and related multivariate statistical methods are based on maximum likelihood or generalized least squares estimation developed for covariance structure models. Large-sample theory provides a chi-square goodness-of-fit test for comparing a model against a…

3. Fit indices in covariance structure modeling: Sensitivity to underparameterized model misspecification.Psychological Methods · 1998 · 11,647 citations

   This study evaluated the sensitivity of maximum likelihood (ML)-, generalized least squares (GLS)-, and asymptotic distribution-free (ADF)-based fit indices to model misspecification, under conditions that varied sample size and distribution. The effect of violating assumptions of asymptotic robustness theory also…