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This pocket guide will cover confi rmatory factor analysis (CFA),
which is used for four major purposes: (1) psychometric evaluation
of measures; (2) construct validation; (3) testing method effects; and
(4) testing measurement invariance (e.g., across groups or populations)
(Brown, 2006). This book is intended for readers who are new to CFA
and are interested in developing an understanding of this methodology
so they can more effectively read and critique research that uses CFA
methods. In addition, it is hoped that this book will serve as a nontechnical
introduction to this topic for readers who plan to use CFA but who
want a nonmathematical, conceptual, applied introduction to CFA before
turning to the more specialized literature on this topic. |
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