Table 7. Results of the MICOM procedure... | Emerald Publishing

Table 7.

Results of the MICOM procedure

	Step 1	Step 2			Step 3a			Step 3b			Step 3
Construct	Configural invariance	Original correlation	5% quantile	Compositional invariance	Mean difference	Confidence interval	Equal mean	Variance difference	Confidence interval	Equal variance	Measurement invariance
EE	Yes	0.999	0.994	Yes	0.071	−0.272, 0.256	Yes	−0.277	−0.394, 0.381	Yes	Yes
IU	Yes	1	1	Yes	−0.111	−0.259, 0.271	Yes	0.177	−0.229, 0.224	Yes	Yes
PB	Yes	1	0.999	Yes	0.018	−0.284, 0.262	Yes	−0.233	−0.451, 0.443	Yes	Yes
PE	Yes	1	0.999	Yes	0.032	−0.272, 0.267	Yes	−0.012	−0.409, 0.386	Yes	Yes
SI	Yes	0.995	0.995	Yes	−0.081	−0.266, 0.288	Yes	0.204	−0.302, 0.323	Yes	Yes

	Step 1	Step 2			Step 3a			Step 3b			Step 3
Construct	Configural invariance	Original correlation	5% quantile	Compositional invariance	Mean difference	Confidence interval	Equal mean	Variance difference	Confidence interval	Equal variance	Measurement invariance
EE	Yes	0.999	0.994	Yes	0.071	−0.272, 0.256	Yes	−0.277	−0.394, 0.381	Yes	Yes
IU	Yes	1	1	Yes	−0.111	−0.259, 0.271	Yes	0.177	−0.229, 0.224	Yes	Yes
PB	Yes	1	0.999	Yes	0.018	−0.284, 0.262	Yes	−0.233	−0.451, 0.443	Yes	Yes
PE	Yes	1	0.999	Yes	0.032	−0.272, 0.267	Yes	−0.012	−0.409, 0.386	Yes	Yes
SI	Yes	0.995	0.995	Yes	−0.081	−0.266, 0.288	Yes	0.204	−0.302, 0.323	Yes	Yes

Source(s): Authors’ own elaboration