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Confirmatory factor analysis for applied research / Timothy A. Brown.
LIBRA BF39.2.F32 B76 2006
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Van Pelt Library BF39.2.F32 B76 2006
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Brown, Timothy A., 1960-
- Series:
- Methodology in the social sciences
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Factor analysis.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 475 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Guilford Press, [2006]
- Summary:
- The first and only complete resource on the details of using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) as an analytic tool, this book emphasizes the practical and conceptual aspects of CFA over math and formulas. Rich examples are derived from actual research in psychology, management, and sociology.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- The common factor model and exploratory factor analysis
- Introduction to CFA
- Specification and interpretation of CFA models
- CFA model revision and comparison
- CFA of multitrait-multimethod matrices
- CFA with equality constraints, multiple groups, and mean structures
- Other types of CFA models : higher-order factor analysis, scale reliability evaluation, and formative indicators
- Data issues in CFA : missing, non-normal, and categorical data
- Statistical power and sample size.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 439-454) and indexes.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 1593852754
- 1593852746
- OCLC:
- 62896509
- Publisher Number:
- 9781593852740
- 9781593852757
- Online:
- Contributor biographical information
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