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	確認的因子分析（CFA）	クロンバックのα（信頼性分析）	再検査信頼性
分野	心理測定学	統計学	心理測定学
系統	Latent structure	Latent structure	Latent structure
提唱年	1969	1951	1904
提唱者	Karl Gustav Jöreskog	Lee J. Cronbach	Karl Pearson
種類	Hypothesis-testing latent variable model	Reliability / internal consistency coefficient	Reliability estimate
原典	Jöreskog, K. G. (1969). A general approach to confirmatory maximum likelihood factor analysis. Psychometrika, 34(2), 183–202.	Cronbach, L. J. (1951). Coefficient alpha and the internal structure of tests. Psychometrika, 16(3), 297–334.	Nunnally, J. C. & Bernstein, I. H. (1994). Psychometric Theory (3rd ed.). McGraw-Hill. ISBN: 978-0070478497
別名	CFA, confirmatory FA, measurement model, restricted factor analysis	coefficient alpha, alpha reliability, internal consistency reliability, Güvenilirlik Analizi (Cronbach Alpha)	stability reliability, temporal stability, repeatability coefficient, TRT reliability
関連	4	4	4
概要	Confirmatory factor analysis tests a researcher-specified factor structure against observed data. Unlike exploratory approaches, the researcher decides in advance which indicators load on which latent factor, and the model is evaluated by how closely the implied covariance matrix reproduces the sample covariance matrix. CFA is central to scale validation, construct validity assessment, and measurement invariance testing.	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.	Test-retest reliability quantifies the temporal consistency of a measure by correlating scores obtained from the same participants on two separate occasions. It is a cornerstone of psychometric validation, directly indicating whether a scale or instrument yields stable scores when the underlying construct has not changed.