methods
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: confirmatory factor analysis

confirmatory factor analysis
type: Concept
broader: quantitative data analysis
broader: theory and methodology
definition: Confirmatory factor analysis is a statistical procedure for testing HYPOTHESES about the commonality among VARIABLES. As a MULTIVARIATE procedure, confirmatory factor analysis is used to simultaneously test multiple hypotheses that collectively constitute a measurement model. All such models comprise four components. [Source: The SAGE Encyclopedia of Social Science Research Methods; Confirmatory Factor Analysis]
narrower: measurement error
narrower: latent variables
narrower: indicators
narrower: loadings
narrower: respecification
narrower: maximum likelihood estimation

indicators
type: Concept
broader: confirmatory factor analysis

latent variables
type: Concept
broader: confirmatory factor analysis

loadings
type: Concept
broader: confirmatory factor analysis

maximum likelihood estimation
type: Concept
broader: confirmatory factor analysis

measurement error
type: Concept
broader: confirmatory factor analysis

quantitative data analysis
type: Concept
narrower: confirmatory factor analysis

respecification
type: Concept
broader: confirmatory factor analysis

theory and methodology
type: Concept
narrower: confirmatory factor analysis