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CFI

CFI

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A person qualified to teach people how to fly an airplane
  • noun
  • Jargon
: CFI
  • Comparative Fit Index (CFI) root mean square error of approximation = 0.04.

Examples

  • We used comparative fit index (CFI) and root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA).

    Academic text (2012)
  • After this specification, the same measurement model had a good fit: chi/df = 1.59, CFI = .90, RMSEA = .053.

    Academic text (2003)
  • The overall CFI was 0.90.

    Academic text (2009)
  • The CFI for our model of 0.97 represents a very good fit.

    Academic text (2015)
  • The CFI adjusts for degrees of freedom and varies between 0 and 1.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Thus, model fit was judged using both the RMSEA and the CFI together (Kenny & McCoach, 2003).

    Academic text (2015)
  • The resulting goodness of fit was chi/df = 1.77, CFI = 0.87, RMSEA = 0.061.

    Academic text (2003)
  • The GFI was .90, the NFI was .99, and the CFI was .99, all of which are indicative of acceptable fit.

    Academic text (2001)
  • The fit was assessed by means of fit index (CFI), Tucker-Lewis index (TLI), and root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA).

    Academic text (2008)
  • My instructor is a CFI who teaches aspiring pilots how to fly safely.

Surface Forms

CFI singular
CFIs plural

Morphology

CFI = certified + flight + instructor (opaque) = C + F + I

The form is an initialism (letters C-F-I) rather than a morphological combination of English morphemes, so the link to the expanded phrase is not transparently recoverable by most learners.

Etymology

CFI stands for Certified Flight Instructor: Certified means 'approved', Flight means 'air travel', and Instructor means 'teacher'. So a CFI is an approved teacher who helps people learn to fly planes.