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Area of Science:

Psychometrics
Statistical Modeling

Background:

Bi-factor analysis, a type of confirmatory factor analysis, models general and group factors.
Existing methods require a specific bi-factor model to be defined a priori.

Purpose of the Study:

Introduce an exploratory form of bi-factor analysis.
Provide a method that does not require a specific model to be defined beforehand.
Demonstrate its utility in aiding the definition of specific bi-factor models.

Main Methods:

Exploratory bi-factor analysis is presented as exploratory factor analysis utilizing a bi-factor rotation criterion.
The bi-factor rotation criterion is designed to achieve perfect cluster structure in rotated loading matrices, excluding the first column.

Main Results:

The proposed exploratory bi-factor analysis offers flexibility by not requiring a priori model specification.
Results from exploratory bi-factor analysis can guide the development of specific bi-factor models.
Examples with both ideal and real data illustrate the application of the method.

Conclusions:

Exploratory bi-factor analysis provides a valuable alternative to traditional confirmatory approaches.
The method facilitates the exploration and definition of complex factor structures.
Its relationship with the Schmid-Leiman method is also discussed, offering further insights into factor analysis techniques.