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Completely decomposed factor analysis (CDFA) fully satisfies Comprehensive FA (CompFA) model assumptions, unlike matrix decomposition FA (MDFA). CDFA accurately estimates all CompFA parameters, offering superior performance in factor analysis procedures.

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  • Computational Statistics
  • Multivariate Analysis

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  • Factor Analysis (FA) encompasses various procedures, including latent variable FA (LVFA), matrix decomposition FA (MDFA), and completely decomposed FA (CDFA).
  • These methods are often analyzed through the lens of the Comprehensive FA (CompFA) model, which decomposes observations into common factor, specific factor, and error components.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To revisit and compare LVFA, MDFA, and CDFA procedures within the framework of the CompFA model.
  • To evaluate how well each FA procedure satisfies CompFA model assumptions and estimates its parameters.
  • To analyze parameter recovery in CDFA and MDFA, and unique factor estimation in LVFA.

Main Methods:

  • Revisiting existing FA procedures (LVFA, MDFA, CDFA) using the CompFA model.
  • Analyzing the separation of common factor, specific factor, and error parts in each FA type.
  • Examining parameter estimation accuracy within the CompFA framework for each procedure.
  • Subdividing the CompFA model based on error term correlation for detailed analysis.

Main Results:

  • CDFA fully satisfies the assumptions of the CompFA model.
  • MDFA does not completely satisfy the CompFA model assumptions.
  • CDFA accurately recovers all CompFA model parameters.
  • LVFA approximates the unique factor parameter, and MDFA approximates the specific factor parameter, rather than estimating them directly.

Conclusions:

  • CDFA offers a more theoretically sound approach to factor analysis by fully adhering to the CompFA model.
  • CDFA provides superior parameter estimation accuracy compared to MDFA and LVFA within the CompFA framework.
  • The findings highlight the importance of model assumptions and parameter recovery in selecting appropriate factor analysis techniques.