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		(Bifactor) ESEM with Continuous (MLR) or Ordered (WLSMV) Data //
		Fits bifactor exploratory structural equation models (B-ESEM),
		together with standard exploratory structural equation modeling
		(ESEM) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), for continuous
		and ordered-categorical data. Continuous models use 'lavaan'
		native efa() blocks with robust maximum likelihood (MLR)
		estimation. Ordered-categorical ESEM defaults to the 'lavaan'
		weighted least squares mean- and variance-adjusted (WLSMV)
		estimator; ordered B-ESEM uses a custom diagonally weighted
		least squares (DWLS) path with polychoric correlations from
		'psych', rotation-delta standard errors via 'numDeriv', and a
		mean- and variance-adjusted chi-square. Target, geomin, and
		oblimin rotations use 'GPArotation'; the bifactor ESEM approach
		follows Morin, Arens and Marsh (2016)
		doi:10.1080/10705511.2014.961800. Additional features include
		multi-group measurement invariance (configural through strict,
		with partial invariance), ESEM-within-CFA conversion,
		McDonald's omega reliability suite, and the Mehrvarz and Rouder
		(2026) doi:10.31234/osf.io/95enc_v3 alignment ratio check for
		independent cluster model confirmatory factor analysis (ICM-
		CFA) misspecification. An optional 'MplusAutomation' interface
		allows side-by-side comparison with 'Mplus' output.
	</longdescription>
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