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Are the Signs of Factor Loadings Arbitrary in Confirmatory Factor Analysis? Problems and Solutions
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Dandan Tang; Steven M. Boker; Xin Tong – Structural Equation Modeling: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2025
The replication crisis in social and behavioral sciences has raised concerns about the reliability and validity of empirical studies. While research in the literature has explored contributing factors to this crisis, the issues related to analytical tools have received less attention. This study focuses on a widely used analytical tool -…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Factor Analysis, Replication (Evaluation), Social Science Research