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EFA clearly supports one-factor, measure is internally consistent, but CFA has poor fit?

I am exploring the psychometric properties of a 10-item self-report measure. I have about 400 cases in two independent samples. The items are completed on 4-point Likert scales. An EFA clearly ...
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Differences between tetrachoric and Pearson correlation

Currently I'm analysing around 300 items in the field of education. I'm interested in the dimensionality of the dataset. So I compute a matrix of tetrachoric correlation. The goal is to do a factor ...
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Is it appropriate to treat n-point Likert scale data as n trials from a binomial process?

I've never liked how people typically analyze data from Likert scales as if error were continuous & Gaussian when there are reasonable expectations that these assumptions are violated at least at ...
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Factor analysis of questionnaires composed of Likert items

I used to analyse items from a psychometric point of view. But now I am trying to analyse other types of questions on motivation and other topics. These questions are all on Likert scales. My initial ...
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Quantitative methods and statistics conferences in psychology?

What are the most significant annual conferences focusing on quantitative methods in psychology? This could include but is not limited to psychometrics, mathematical psychology, and statistical ...