Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis : understanding concepts and applications / Bruce Thompson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thompson, Bruce, 1951-

Contributor:

Class of 1953 Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Factor analysis--Textbooks.

Factor analysis.

Genre:

Textbooks.

Physical Description:

x, 195 pages ; 26 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2004]

Summary:

Intended for use by graduate students in a factor analysis or a multivariate statistics class, this unique book presents both exploratory and confirmatory methods within the single category of the general linear model (GLM).

Contents:

Purposes of Factor Analysis 4

Two Major Classes of Factor Analysis 5

Chapter 2. Foundational Concepts 9

Heuristic Example 9

Two Worlds of Statistics 11

Some Basic Matrix Algebra Concepts 12

More Heuristic Results 15

Sample Size Considerations in EFA 24

Chapter 3. Exploratory Factor Analysis Decision Sequence 27

Matrix of Association Coefficients 28

Number of Factors 31

Factor Extraction Method 36

Factor Rotation 38

Factor Scores 44

Chapter 4. Components Versus Factors Controversies 49

Measurement Error Versus Sampling Error 50

Principal Components Versus Principal Axes Factors 53

Chapter 5. Comparisons of Some Extraction, Rotation, and Score Methods 57

Factor Scores in Different Extraction Methods 57

Structure Coefficients in a Components Context 61

Communality Coefficients as R[superscript 2] Values 61

Chapter 6. Oblique Rotations and Higher-Order Factors 67

Maximizing Sample Fit Versus Replicability 69

Higher-Order Factors 72

Chapter 7. Six Two-Mode Techniques 83

Cattell's "Data Box" 83

Q-Technique 86

Chapter 8. Confirmatory Rotation and Factor Interpretation Issues 93

"Best-Fit" Rotation Example 94

Factor Interpretation Considerations 96

Major Concepts 98

Chapter 9. Internal Replicability Analyses 99

EFA Cross-Validation 101

EFA Bootstrap 102

Chapter 10. Confirmatory Factor Analysis Decision Sequence 109

CFA Versus EFA 110

Preanalysis Decisions 114

Postanalysis Decisions 127

Chapter 11. Some Confirmatory Factor Analysis Interpretation Principles 133

Model Identification Choices 134

Different Estimation Theories 138

CFA Pattern and Structure Coefficients 138

Comparisons of Model Fits 142

Higher-Order Models 145

Chapter 12. Testing Model Invariance 153

Same Model, Different Estimates 153

Same Model, Equal Estimates 155

Same Model, Test Invariance of Parameters 159

Appendix A LibQUAL+ Data 163

Appendix B SPSS Syntax to Execute a "Best-Fit" Factor Rotation 169.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-190).

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1953 Fund.

ISBN:

1591470935

OCLC:

53231224