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Multi-group EFA

Multi-group exploratory factor analysis estimates the latent factor structure of a set of items separately within each of two or more groups and then examines whether the discovered structures are consistent across groups. It is used to explore dimensionality before imposing invariance constraints, and to diagnose group-specific factor patterns that would invalidate cross-group comparisons.

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Multi-group Exploratory Factor Analysis
Taxonomic method record · latent-structure / psychometrics
  • Muthén, B. & Christoffersson, A. (1981). Simultaneous factor analysis of dichotomous variables in several groups. Psychometrika, 46(4), 407–419. · DOI 10.1007/BF02293798
  • Browne, M. W. (2001). An overview of analytic rotation in exploratory factor analysis. Multivariate Behavioral Research, 36(1), 111–150. · DOI 10.1207/S15327906MBR3601_05
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Taxonomic bucketConfirmatory factor analysismachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.Taxonomic bucketDifferential Item Functioningmachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.Same method familyEFAmachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.Taxonomic bucketItem Response Theorymachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.Same method familyMeasurement Invariancemachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.Taxonomic bucketMulti-group confirmatory factor analysismachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.

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