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Figure 2. Final structural model of how the image of the nation affects the
purchase intention of international tertiary education.
Table 5. Summary of fit indexes of calibration, validation, Chinese, India and total samples.
Calibration sample Validation sample
(n = 433)
(n = 431)

Chinese sample
(n = 429)

Indian sample
(n = 435)

Total sample
(n = 864)

Chi square

97.969

130.611

99.243

109.138

132.543

Degree of freedom

61

61

61

61

61

Significance

.002

.000

.001

.000

.000

GFI

.967

.955

.965

.962

.977

AGFI

.950

.933

.947

.944

.965

CFI

.963

.944

.962

.962

.968

TLI

.953

.928

.951

.951

.959

RMSEA

.037

.052

.038

.043

.037

Hoelter N (.05)

354

265

347

320

523

Hoelter N (.01)

396

295

387

357

584

Having identified a valid model, we then tested the hypotheses by examining the standardized parameter estimates for each relationship (see Table 6). This was done from the final structural model using the calibration
data set. H1, which proposed that the image of the nation was a significant and positive predictor of the image of
the nation’s tertiary education (r = .234, p < .001), was supported. H2, that education was a significant and positive predictor of affinity with education (r = .133, p < .001) was also supported by the data. H3, which stated that
attitude towards education was a significant and positive predictor of intention to study in the UK (r = .091, p
< .001), was also supported.
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