Seeking Guidance on CFA vs. Both CFA & EFA for Adapted Questionnaire

[Mehraj Wani]

Dear Neeraj Sir and Respected Members,

I hope this email finds you well. I am reaching out to you as I am in need of your help and guidance on a methodological issue I am facing in my research.

I have been conducting a study where I have adapted a questionnaire for my research purposes. However, besides the adapted items, I have also self-formed certain items to measure a specific construct. At this stage, I am contemplating whether I should proceed with Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) alone or if both CFA and Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) are necessary for my study.

I am uncertain about the most appropriate statistical approach to ensure the validity and reliability of my measures.  I wonder if conducting EFA alongside CFA could provide additional insights, particularly for the self-formed items.

Thank you very much for considering my request. 

Warm regards,
Mehraj Wani

[Neeraj Kaushik]

Since you've adapted a questionnaire, yu shd apply CFA to confirm whether the same works for your target audience. Ascertain the validity and reliability of each construct using CFA. 

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[Hamza Naim]

Dear,

It's mainly because pilot study questionnaires are upto 10% of all the data, performing EFA and then CFA on the rest 90%.

Regards
Hamza Naim
Research Scholar
Department of Business Administration
Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh.

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[Hamza Naim]

Dear,

See scale development 

You could ask her also she is on LinkedIn 

Regards
Hamza Naim
Research Scholar
Department of Business Administration
Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh.

On Sun, 12 May 2024 at 7:04 PM, Mehraj Wani <mehr...@gmail.com> wrote:

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[Mehraj Wani]

Thank you. 

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[Mehraj Wani]

Thank you, you’re very kind and helpful.

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