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Table 2 Results of the confirmatory factor analysis

From: Validation of the 5-item doctor-patient communication competency instrument for medical students (DPCC-MS) using two years of assessment data

Indice		Junior	Senior
Fit indices	SRMR	.030	.024
	GFI	.998	.999
	AGFI	.994	.996
	NFI	.997	.999
Item loadings	Item 1	.66	.81
	Item 2	.90	.92
	Item 3	.77	.92
	Item 4	.83	.87
	Item 5	.86	.92
R²	Item 1	.44	.65
	Item 2	.81	.85
	Item 3	.60	.84
	Item 4	.68	.75
	Item 5	.75	.85

SRMR standardized root mean square residual, GFI goodness of fit, AGFI adjusted goodness of fit, NFI normed fit index, R ² proportion of variance in item accounted for by the common factor

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