IBM® SPSS® Amos™ 28

is a "p value" for testing the null hypothesis that the population RMSEA is no greater than .05:

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By contrast, P is for testing the hypothesis that the population RMSEA is zero:

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Based on their experience with RMSEA, Browne and Cudeck (1993) suggest that a RMSEA of .05 or less indicates a "close fit". Employing this definition of "close fit", PCLOSE gives a test of close fit while P gives a test of exact fit.

Use the \pclose text macro to display PCLOSE on a path diagram.