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  • Statistics
  • Psychometrics
  • Data Analysis

Background:

  • Missing data is a common challenge in dataset analysis, potentially compromising structural validity.
  • Traditional methods may yield inaccurate results when significant data is absent without replacement.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the efficacy of specialized confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) models in analyzing datasets with high rates of missing data.
  • To compare the performance of a missing data CFA model and a semi-hierarchical CFA model against a standard one-factor model.

Main Methods:

  • Employed two types of CFA models: a missing data CFA model and a semi-hierarchical CFA model, both incorporating a latent variable for missing data.
  • Investigated simulated binary data, comparing model fit and accuracy of factor loading estimations.
  • Assessed model performance for subgroups with and without data omissions.

Main Results:

  • Modeling missing data effectively mitigated negative impacts on model fit compared to the regular one-factor model.
  • The semi-hierarchical CFA model demonstrated superior accuracy in estimating factor loadings.
  • While factor loadings were estimated with comparable sizes for items with and without omissions, the semi-hierarchical model showed a tendency to underestimate expected values.

Conclusions:

  • Specialized CFA models, particularly the semi-hierarchical approach, can yield valid results even with extensive missing data.
  • The semi-hierarchical CFA model offers improved accuracy for factor loading estimation in the presence of missing data.
  • Further refinement may be needed to address the underestimation of factor loadings observed in the semi-hierarchical model.