Simultaneous Factor Analysis of Dichotomous Variables in Several Groups
PsychometrikaPublished 1 December 1981
Bengt Muthén, Anders Christoffersson
Citations229
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Abstract
A new method is proposed for a simultaneous factor analysis of dichotomous responses from several groups of individuals. The method makes it possible to compare factor loading pattern, factor variances and covariances, and factor means over groups. The method uses information from first and second order proportions and estimates the model by generalized least-squares. Hypotheses regarding different degrees of invariance over groups may be evaluated by a large-sample chi-square test.
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