UID:
almafu_9961900685402883
Umfang:
1 online resource (88 p.) :
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ill.
ISBN:
9781412983778 (ebook) :
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9781452214344
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1452214344
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9781412983778
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1412983770
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9780585180892
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058518089X
Serie:
Quantitative applications in the social sciences
Inhalt:
This text looks at a statistical method that will appeal to two groups in particular - those who are currently using the more traditional technique of exploratory factor analysis and those who are interested in the analysis of covariance structures, commonly known as the LISREL model.
Anmerkung:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Notation -- Preface -- Series Editor's Introduction -- 1. Introduction -- Exploratory Versus Confirmatory Factor Analysis -- Structural Relations Among Common Factors -- Organization of the Monograph -- 2. Specification of the Confirmatory Factor Model -- An Informal Introduction -- A Formal Specification -- The Covariance Structure -- 3. Identification of the Confirmatory Factor Model -- Estimation and Identification -- Identification -- Conditions for Identification -- Scale Indeterminacy and Setting a Metric -- 4. Estimation of the Confirmatory Factor Model -- Unweighted Least Squares -- Scale Dependency -- Generalized Least Squares and Maximum Likelihood -- Practical Considerations -- 5. Assessment of Fit in the Confirmatory Factor Model -- Examining Values of the Parameters -- Variances and Covariances of the Estimates -- Chi-Square Goodness-of-Fit Tests -- Nested Models and Difference of Chi-Square Tests -- Specification Searches -- Standardization -- 6. Conclusions -- Appendix I: Correlations and Standard Deviations from Wheaton/Hennepin Sample -- Appendix II: Software to Estimate the Confirmatory Factor Model (CFM) -- Notes -- References -- About the Author.
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English
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9780803920446
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 080392044X
Sprache:
Englisch
