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    • Statistical Analysis
    • Factor Analysis

    Background:

    • Understanding the relationship between sample data factors and population factors is crucial in statistical analysis.
    • Previous research focused on ideal conditions where the common factor model holds exactly in the population.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the impact of sample size and design features on factor recovery when the common factor model does not perfectly fit the population.
    • To extend existing knowledge by examining factor analysis under conditions of model misspecification.

    Main Methods:

    • Developed a theoretical framework to represent lack of model fit in the population and its implications.
    • Conducted two sampling studies: one with artificial data and one with empirical data to test hypotheses.

    Main Results:

    • Lack of model fit in the population did not, on average, influence the recovery of population factors from sample data.
    • Factor recovery was primarily influenced by sampling error, irrespective of the degree of model error or sample size.

    Conclusions:

    • The common factor model's lack of fit in the population does not systematically bias factor recovery in sample analysis.
    • Sampling error remains the dominant factor affecting the accuracy of recovered population factors.