Pocket guide to Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis in R
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One single common factor
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Two uncorrelated common factors
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Two correlated common factors
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In Confirmatory Factor Analysis, relationships among factors may be specified, giving rise to the ability to test higher-order structures. For example, the correlation between specific factors F1 and F2 could be accounted for by a higher-order general factor F.
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