Table 3

Comparison of results from GLM test carried out using SPSS and test using SEM framework, using Mx.


GLM Test
Mx Test

Null Hypothesis
F (df)
p
χ2 (df)
p

1. μ1 = μ2 = μ3 (rules = demands = warmth)
16.530 (2, 18)
0.000084
19.8 (2)
0.000050
2. μ1 = μ2 (rules = demands)
34.5 (1, 19)
0.00012
19.7 (1)
0.000009
3. μ1 = μ3 (rules = warmth)
19.29 (1, 19)
0.00031
13.31 (1)
0.00026
4. μ2 = μ3 (demands = warmth)
3.32 (1, 19)
0.084
3.06 (1)
0.080

Notes: 1Result from multivariate test 2Large number of decimal places have been given to illustrate similarity of probability values based on two methods.

Miles BMC Medical Research Methodology 2003 3:27   doi:10.1186/1471-2288-3-27