Σύγκριση μεθόδων

	Επαληθευτική Ανάλυση Παραγόντων	Συντελεστής Άλφα του Cronbach (Ανάλυση Αξιοπιστίας)
Πεδίο	Ψυχομετρία	Στατιστική
Οικογένεια	Latent structure	Latent structure
Έτος προέλευσης	1969	1951
Δημιουργός	Karl Jöreskog	Lee J. Cronbach
Τύπος	Measurement model / latent variable analysis	Reliability / internal consistency coefficient
Θεμελιώδης πηγή	Brown, T. A. (2015). Confirmatory Factor Analysis for Applied Research (2nd ed.). Guilford Press. ISBN: 978-1462515363	Cronbach, L. J. (1951). Coefficient alpha and the internal structure of tests. Psychometrika, 16(3), 297–334.
Εναλλακτικές ονομασίες	Doğrulayıcı Faktör Analizi — Ölçek Doğrulama (CFA), confirmatory factor analysis, measurement model testing	coefficient alpha, alpha reliability, internal consistency reliability, Güvenilirlik Analizi (Cronbach Alpha)
Συναφείς	6	4
Σύνοψη	Confirmatory factor analysis is a measurement modelling technique that tests whether a hypothesised factor structure — typically derived from theory or an earlier exploratory analysis — fits observed data from a new sample. Developed by Karl Jöreskog in 1969, it became the dominant tool for validating psychological scales because it requires the researcher to specify in advance which items belong to which latent factor and then assesses the adequacy of that specification against explicit statistical fit criteria.	Cronbach's alpha is a coefficient of internal consistency that quantifies the degree to which a set of items on a scale measures the same underlying construct. Introduced by Lee J. Cronbach in 1951, it remains the most widely reported reliability index in social-science, health, and educational research.