An applied comparison of methods for least-squares factor analysis of dichotomous variables
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An applied comparison of methods for least-squares factor analysis of dichotomous variables
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1991
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A statistical simulation was performed to compare
four least-squares methods of factor analysis
on datasets comprising dichotomous variables. Input
matrices were: (1) phi correlation coefficients
between the observed variables, (2) tetrachoric
correlations estimated from bivariate tables of the
observed variables, (3) tetrachoric correlations estimated
on the basis of the latent continuous normal
response variables underlying the observed
variables (using LISCOMP with a weighted leastsquares
factor extraction), or (4) correlations between
the latent response variables underlying the
observed variables based on a variant of latent
trait theory (using NOHARM). The simulations were
studied under varying sample sizes, threshold
values, and population loadings of a factor model.
Factor extraction was performed, and a measure of
deviation between the population and estimated
factor loadings was used as an index of fit. The
more sophisticated and less readily available third
and fourth methods were not found to be markedly
superior to the first two methods, even for highly
skewed data with small sample sizes. Further
simulations were performed to demonstrate the stability
of the results. Index terms: binary factor
analysis, LISCOMP, NOHARM, simulation.
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Parry, Charles D & McArdle, J. J. (1991). An applied comparison of methods for least-squares factor analysis of dichotomous variables. Applied Psychological Measurement, 15, 35-46. doi:10.1177/014662169101500105
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Parry, Charles D. H.; McArdle, J. J.. (1991). An applied comparison of methods for least-squares factor analysis of dichotomous variables. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/114023.
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