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· 분류 : 외국도서 > 인문/사회 > 심리학 > 통계
· ISBN : 9781462517794
· 쪽수 : 462쪽
· 출판일 : 2015-01-07
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l. Introduction
Uses of Confirmatory Factor Analysis
Psychometric Evaluation of Test Instruments Construct Validation
Method Effects
Measurement Invariance Evaluation
Why a Book on CFA?
Coverage of the Book
Other Considerations
Summary 2. The Common Factor Model and Exploratory Factor Analysis
Overview of the Common Factor Model
Procedures of EFA
Factor Extraction
Factor Selection
Factor Rotation
Factor Scores
Summary 3. Introduction to CFA
Similarities and Differences of EFA and CFA
Common Factor Model
Standardized and Unstandardized Solutions
Indicator Cross-Loadings/Model Parsimony
Unique Variances
Model Comparison
Purposes and Advantages of CFA
Parameters of a CFA Model
Fundamental Equations of a CFA Model
CFA Model Identification
Scaling the Latent Variable
Statistical Identification
Guidelines for Model Identification
Estimation of CFA Model Parameters
Illustration
Descriptive Goodness-of-Fit Indices
Absolute Fit
Parsimony Correction
Comparative Fit
Guidelines for Interpreting Goodness-of-Fit Indices
Summary
Appendix 3.1. Communalities, Model-Implied Correlations, and Factor Correlations in EFA and CFA
Appendix 3.2. Obtaining a Solution for a Just-Identified Factor Model
Appendix 3.3. Hand Calculation of FML for the Figure 3.8 Path Model
4. Specification and Interpretation of CFA Models
An Applied Example of a CFA Measurement Model
Model Specification
Substantive Justification
Defining the Metric of Latent Variables
Data Screening and Selection of the Fitting Function
Running CFA in Different Software Programs
Model Evaluation
Overall Goodness of Fit
Localized Areas of Strain
Interpretability, Size, and Statistical Significance of the Parameter
Estimates
Interpretation and Calculation of CFA Model Parameter Estimates
CFA Models with Single Indicators
Reporting a CFA Study
Summary
Appendix 4.1. Model Identification Affects the Standard Errors of the Parameter Estimates
Appendix 4.2. Goodness of Model Fit Does Not Ensure Meaningful Parameter Estimates
Appendix 4.3. Example Report of the Two-Factor CFA Model of Neuroticism and Extraversion
5. Model Revision and Comparison
Goals of Model Respecification
Sources of Poor-Fitting CFA Solutions
