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scalar invariance: a standalone construct

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Psychometrics

level of measurement invariance in which loadings and item intercepts are equal across groups, required before comparing latent means.

In psychometrics, scalar invariance refers to level of measurement invariance in which loadings and item intercepts are equal across groups, required before comparing latent means. This meaning comes from Steenkamp (1998) in Journal of Consumer Research.[1]

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Recovery means
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References

Steenkamp, J. E. M., & Baumgartner, H. (1998). Assessing Measurement Invariance in Cross‐National Consumer Research. Journal of Consumer Research, 25(1), 78-107. https://doi.org/10.1086/209528

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