SIMULATION STUDY TO RELIABILITY TEST IN STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING
Ferra Yanuar, Aidinil Zetra, Susi Marisa
Andalas University
Abstract
Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) is a statistical technique that is able to analyze relationships between latent variable and its measured variables and amongs latent variables. The purposes of this present study are to construct political participation model in Padang, West Sumatera using SEM approach then implement the reliability tests to the proposed model. The political participation model in this study uses a multidimensional construct, such as Political awareness, political knowledge and political participation. Meanwhile each construct is measured by two and more measured variables. The multidimensional construct reliability in this study was estimated by using Coefficient of Reliability (CR), Coefficient of Reliability Composite Score McDonald-s ω, and Coefficient of Reliability Construct Weighted Ω_ω. Simulation study is done for several size samples and this study yield that all three indicator of reliability tests resulted similar values. This resulted informs that any constructs in proposed model of political participation is reliable and the coresponding proposed model could be accepted.
Keywords: Multidimensional construct, political participation, reliability tests, Structural Equation Modeling (SEM)
Topic: Mathematics