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Introduction to Confirmatory Factor Analysis and Structural Equation Modeling

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Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) is a powerful and flexible statistical technique that has become an increasingly popular tool in all areas of psychology including educational research. CFA focuses on modeling the relationship between manifest (i.e., observed) indicators and underlying latent variables (factors).

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  1. Matthew W. Gallagher
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  1. University of Auckland, New Zealand

    Timothy Teo

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Gallagher, M.W., Brown, T.A. (2013). Introduction to Confirmatory Factor Analysis and Structural Equation Modeling. In: Teo, T. (eds) Handbook of Quantitative Methods for Educational Research. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-404-8_14

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