Assessing Goodness of Fit in Confirmatory Factor Analysis
Jun Sun
Abstract
Jun Sun
Abstract
The author identifies 3 main purposes of conducting confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). and their different requirements on goodness-of-fit assessment. For a better understanding of fit indices, he proposes a hierarchical classification scheme based on J. S. Tanaka’s (1993) multifaceted conceptions and discusses how to assess goodness of fit for different purposes in CFA.
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The author identifies 3 main purposes of conducting confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). and their different requirements on goodness-of-fit assessment. For a better understanding of fit indices, he proposes a hierarchical classification scheme based on J. S. Tanaka’s (1993) multifaceted conceptions and discusses how to assess goodness of fit for different purposes in CFA.
Key concepts: Goodness of fit, Confirmatory factor analysis, Psychology, Statistics, Structural equation modeling, Mathematics