“How Well Does Your Structural Equation Model Fit Your Data?”: Is Marcoulides and Yuan’s Equivalence Test the Answer?

Marcoulides and Yuan have introduced an equivalence test to assess structural equation model fit as an inferential alternative to Hu and Bentler’s descriptive cut-points. A procedural demonstration of how to conduct and interpret an equivalence model fit test, concluding caveats, and future research possibilities are offered.