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Confirmatory Factor Analysis for Scales

Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) is a statistical method for testing whether a hypothesized factorial structure fits empirical data. Developed by Karl G. Jöreskog in 1969, CFA is the standard approach for validating psychometric scales by evaluating whether items load onto theoretically specified latent factors as expected. Unlike exploratory factor analysis, CFA requires a priori specification of the factor structure and provides goodness-of-fit indices to assess model adequacy.

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Confirmatory Factor Analysis Method for Scale Validation and Structural Testing

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Jöreskog, K. G. (1969). A general approach to confirmatory maximum likelihood factor analysis. Psychometrika, 34(2), 183-202. · DOI 10.1007/BF02289343
Hoyle, R. H. (Ed.). (2012). Handbook of Structural Equation Modeling. New York: Guilford Press. · ISBN 9781462503254
Kline, R. B. (2015). Principles and Practice of Structural Equation Modeling (4th ed.). New York: Guilford Press. · ISBN 9781462523344

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