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Confirmatory Factor Analysis

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In this chapter, we present LISREL’s measurement model in the context of confirmatory factor analysis (CFA).

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Wan, T.T.H. (2002). Confirmatory Factor Analysis. In: Evidence-Based Health Care Management. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0795-6_6

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