在EFA解决方案中确定样本大小要求:一个简单的实证建议
Urbano Lorenzo-Seva1, Pere J Ferrando1
1Deparment of Psychology, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain.
Multivariate behavioral research
|May 8, 2024
概括
本研究提出了一种新方法,用于估计探索性因子分析 (EFA) 所需的样本大小. 它提供了一种实际的方法来确定特定数据集的适当样本大小,超越了一般的经验规则.
科学领域:
- 统计 统计 统计 统计
- 心理测量 心理测量 心理测量
背景情况:
- 现有的探索性因子分析 (EFA) 的样本大小建议通常是一般的经验规则或基于模拟研究.
- 这些一般性建议由于不同的条件,对特定数据集缺乏直接适用性.
研究的目的:
- 提出一种针对特定数据集量身定制的探索性因子分析 (EFA) 所需样本大小估计方法.
- 提供一个实用和数据驱动的方法来确定足够的样本大小在EFA.
主要方法:
- 在EFA中开发了一种用于确定样本大小的新型估计程序.
- 利用采用样本相关性矩阵的密集模拟过程生成伪人口数据集.
- 采用基于伪人口和样本复制相关性矩阵之间的近距离的标准来确定所需的样本大小.
主要成果:
- 提出的方法有效地估计了给定数据集和EFA模型所需的样本大小.
- 模拟结果表明,该提案在实践中表现良好.
- 标识的样本大小决定因素与现有文献一致.
结论:
- 拟议的数据驱动方法提供了一种更实用,更精确的方法来确定EFA的样本大小.
- 这种方法通过确保适当的样本大小来提高EFA解决方案的可靠性和稳定性.
- 这些发现支持对进行EFA的研究人员使用这种方法.
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