Assumptions of the Two-Step Approach: Reply to Anderson and Gerbing"
Year
1992
Author(s)
Claes Fornell, Youjae Yi
Journal
Sociological Methods & Research
Volume
20(3)
Pages
334-339
The purpose of our article(Fornell and Yi 1992 [this issue]) was to identify the assumptions implicitly made under two-step approaches and to evaluate the extent to which they can be met. In total, four sets of assumptions were discussed. In a response to our article, Anderson and Gerbing(1992[this issue]) dismiss all of them as a result of misunderstandings and incomprehension on our part. Although we do admit to a very different understanding of basic statistical principles, we do not believe that Anderson and Gerbing have made a convincing case for the merits of the two-step approach.