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Using Fit Statistic Differences to Determine the Optimal Number of Factors to Retain in an Exploratory Factor Analysis by Finch, W. Holmes

“…Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) is widely used by researchers in the social sciences to characterize the latent structure underlying a set of observed…”
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Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Mortality in Healthy Men and Women by Imboden, Mary T., Harber, Matthew P., Whaley, Mitchell H., Finch, W. Holmes, Bishop, Derron L., Kaminsky, Leonard A.

“…There is a well-established inverse relationship between cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and mortality. However, this relationship has almost exclusively been…”
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Dominance Analysis for Latent Variable Models: A Comparison of Methods With Categorical Indicators and Misspecified Models by Finch, W. Holmes

“…Dominance analysis (DA) is a very useful tool for ordering independent variables in a regression model based on their relative importance in explaining…”
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The Impact and Detection of Uniform Differential Item Functioning for Continuous Item Response Models by Finch, W. Holmes

“…Psychometricians have devoted much research and attention to categorical item responses, leading to the development and widespread use of item response theory…”
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Poverty and Covid-19: Rates of Incidence and Deaths in the United States During the First 10 Weeks of the Pandemic by Finch, W Holmes, Hernández Finch, Maria E

“…The Covid-19 pandemic in the winter and spring of 2020 represents a major challenge to the world health care system that has not been seen perhaps since the…”
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Conducting Confirmatory Latent Class Analysis Using Mplus by Finch, W. Holmes, Bronk, Kendall Cotton

“…Latent class analysis (LCA) is an increasingly popular tool that researchers can use to identify latent groups in the population underlying a sample of…”
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Performance of the Grade of Membership Model Under a Variety of Sample Sizes, Group Size Ratios, and Differential Group Response Probabilities for Dichotomous Indicators by Holmes Finch, W.

“…Social scientists are frequently interested in identifying latent subgroups within the population, based on a set of observed variables. One of the more common…”
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Prediction With Mixed Effects Models: A Monte Carlo Simulation Study by Mangino, Anthony A., Finch, W. Holmes

“…Oftentimes in many fields of the social and natural sciences, data are obtained within a nested structure (e.g., students within schools). To effectively…”
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A Comparison of Regularized Maximum-Likelihood, Regularized 2-Stage Least Squares, and Maximum-Likelihood Estimation with Misspecified Models, Small Samples, and Weak Factor Structure by Finch, W. Holmes, Miller, J. E.

“…Several structural equation modeling estimation methods have recently been developed to alleviate problems associated with model misspecification. Two of the…”
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Reference standards for lean mass measures using GE dual energy x-ray absorptiometry in Caucasian adults by Imboden, Mary T, Swartz, Ann M, Finch, Holmes W, Harber, Matthew P, Kaminsky, Leonard A

“…To develop reference values by age and sex for LM measures using GE-Healthcare DXA systems. A de-identified sample was obtained from Ball State University's…”
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Revealing Nuanced Relationships Among Cognitive Test Anxiety, Motivation, and Self-Regulation Through Curvilinear Analyses by Cassady, Jerrell C., Finch, W. Holmes

“…Student motivational profiles and self-regulated learning strategies are significant influences on overall academic success in university settings. Test…”
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Fixed Effects or Mixed Effects Classifiers? Evidence From Simulated and Archival Data by Mangino, Anthony A., Bolin, Jocelyn H., Finch, W. Holmes

“…This study seeks to compare fixed and mixed effects models for the purposes of predictive classification in the presence of multilevel data. The first part of…”
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Reference standards for body fat measures using GE dual energy x-ray absorptiometry in Caucasian adults by Imboden, Mary T, Welch, Whitney A, Swartz, Ann M, Montoye, Alexander H K, Finch, Holmes W, Harber, Matthew P, Kaminsky, Leonard A

“…Dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is an established technique for the measurement of body composition. Reference values for these variables, particularly…”
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Single-muscle fiber contractile properties in lifelong aerobic exercising women by Gries, Kevin J, Minchev, Kiril, Raue, Ulrika, Grosicki, Gregory J, Begue, Gwénaëlle, Finch, W Holmes, Graham, Bruce, Trappe, Todd A, Trappe, Scott

“…The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of lifelong aerobic exercise on single-muscle fiber performance in trained women (LLE; = 7, 72 ± 2 yr) by…”
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A Comparison of Methods for Estimating Relationships in the Change Between Two Time Points for Latent Variables by Finch, W. Holmes, Shim, Sungok Serena

“…Collection and analysis of longitudinal data is an important tool in understanding growth and development over time in a whole range of human endeavors…”
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Estimation of Random Coefficient Multilevel Models in the Context of Small Numbers of Level 2 Clusters by Bolin, Jocelyn H., Finch, W. Holmes, Stenger, Rachel

“…Multilevel data are a reality for many disciplines. Currently, although multiple options exist for the treatment of multilevel data, most disciplines strictly…”
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Associations Between Active Commuting and Cardiovascular Disease in the United States by Peterman, James E, Bassett, David R, Finch, W Holmes, Harber, Matthew P, Whaley, Mitchell H, Fleenor, Bradley S, Kaminsky, Leonard A

“…Active commuting is inversely related with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors yet associations with CVD prevalence in the US population are unknown…”
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Accuracy of Nonexercise Prediction Equations for Assessing Longitudinal Changes to Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Apparently Healthy Adults: BALL ST Cohort by Peterman, James E, Harber, Matthew P, Imboden, Mary T, Whaley, Mitchell H, Fleenor, Bradley S, Myers, Jonathan, Arena, Ross, Finch, W Holmes, Kaminsky, Leonard A

“…Background Repeated assessment of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) improves mortality risk predictions in apparently healthy adults. Accordingly, the American…”
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Detecting Feigning in Adolescents on the Personality Assessment Inventory-Adolescent Form by Malm, Steven P., Pierson, Eric E., Finch, W. Holmes, Spengler, Paul M., Johnson, James, Morey, Leslie C.

“…Much of the research on identifying feigning in psychological assessment has focused on adults with less attention to adolescents. The purpose of the present…”
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High Cardiorespiratory Fitness Levels Slow the Decline in Peak Heart Rate with Age by OZEMEK, CEMAL, WHALEY, MITCHELL H, FINCH, W HOLMES, KAMINSKY, LEONARD A

“…INTRODUCTIONAlthough it is well accepted that peak HR (HRpeak) decreases with age, there is no clear consensus on the rate of this decline and the influence of…”
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