topic Re: Proc calis output in Statistical Procedures

Proc calis output

SAS60 — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 11:11:33 GMT

Hi! I ran proc calis and the output shows a chi square DF of 0. How do I report the fit statistics and what estimate and significant test should I report?

Re: Proc calis output

sbxkoenk — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 09:15:57 GMT

Are you doing a path analysis and are you looking at the "Fit Summary" output table?

I guess you have a saturated model, then no chi-squared statistics can be computed.

Or you have a just-identified model.

There is a distinction between Saturated and Just Identified Models, but in both cases the model has zero degrees of freedom.

Also, look here:

A Gentle Intro to SEM, Part 4: Overall Chi-Square Test of Model Fit

BR, Koen

Re: Proc calis output

SAS60 — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:51:40 GMT

thank you! why would I get a saturated or just-identified model?
Also- is it best to report the standardized betas at the end of the proc calis output or the unstandardized from the table above?

Re: Proc calis output

sbxkoenk — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 09:01:53 GMT

From the PROC CALIS (SAS/STAT 15.4) documentation ...

BR, Koen

Re: Proc calis output

SAS60 — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 10:07:47 GMT

Thank you!