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This chapter focuses on what CFA is, when to use it, and how it
compares to other common data analysis techniques, including principal
components analysis (PCA), exploratory factor analysis (EFA), and
structural equation modeling (SEM). This is a brief discussion, with references
to other publications for more detail on the other techniques.
The social work literature includes a number of good examples of the
use of CFA, and a few of these articles are briefl y summarized to illustrate
how CFA can be used. Research on Social Work Practice publishes
numerous articles that examine the validity of social work assessments
and measures; several of these articles use CFA and are cited as examples
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