chi-square goodness-of-fit test
Definition:
The statistical test based on the chi-square distribution. Not only used for contingency tables but also for the fit of Maximum Likelihood Factor Analysis; in that case when the test is significant, it suggests that there is too much unexplained (residual) variation to be able to be confident in the FACTOR ANALYSIS results.
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[factor analysis]
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© Westburn Publishers Ltd 2002, The Westburn Dictionary of Marketing edited by Michael J Baker, ISBN 978-0-946433-01-8. www.themarketingdictionary.com. Entry: [Stephen K. Tagg], [1998].