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confirmatory factor analysis
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]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/confirmatory_factor_analysis
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