2010•Science Technology and EngineeringRequires access

Factor Analysis under the Structural Equation Model

Chen Xi-zhen

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Compared the results of exploratory factor analysis(EFA)by SPSS software with the confirmatory factor analysis(CFA)under the structural equation model obtained that the factor loading out of the confirmatory factor analysis under the structural equation is higher than the factor loading out of confirmatory factor analysis.Best to use the two methods when make factor analysis of the data it is suggested.

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Key concepts: Confirmatory factor analysis, Structural equation modeling, Exploratory factor analysis, Factor (programming language), LISREL, Statistics, Reliability engineering, Econometrics