Consequences of Not Interpreting Structure Coefficients in Published CFA Research: A Reminder
- 1 January 2003
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in Structural Equation Modeling: A Multidisciplinary Journal
- Vol. 10 (1), 142-153
- https://doi.org/10.1207/s15328007sem1001_7
Abstract
Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) is a statistical procedure frequently used to test the fit of data to measurement models. Published CFA studies typically report factor pattern coefficients. Few reports, however, also present factor structure coefficients, which can be essential for the accurate interpretation of CFA results. The interpretation errors that can arise when CFA results are interpreted without considering structure coefficients are described, and some examples from current literature illustrating these errors are also presented.This publication has 16 references indexed in Scilit:
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