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Sara

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May 1, 2025, 2:11:23 PM5/1/25
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 I have to write a thesis on confirmatory factor analysis. I’m working with a depression survey made up of 5 questions, repeated on a sample of people from 2002 to 2012. I’m looking for books or articles that discuss the use of confirmatory factor analysis in this kind of context. Would you be able to help me or point me to some useful resources?   

Prof. Gavin Brown

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May 1, 2025, 6:06:46 PM5/1/25
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in my view the grandfather book is
Bollen, K. A. (1989). Structural Equations with Latent Variables. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118619179
 
But other texts would help you
Bollen, K. A., & Curran, P. J. (2006). Latent curve models: A structural equation perspective. Wiley-Interscience.
Fitzmaurice, G. M., Laird, N. M., & Ware, J. W. (2004). Applied longitudinal analysis. Wiley.
Frees, E. W. (2004). Longitudinal and Panel Data: Analysis and applications in the social sciences. Cambridge University Press.
Singer, J. D., & Willett, J. B. (2003). Applied longitudinal data analysis: Modeling change and event occurrence. Oxford University Press.
Wang, Y.-G., Fu, L., & Paul, S. (2022). Analysis of Longitudinal Data with Examples. CRC Press.


Jošt Bartol

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May 5, 2025, 2:16:48 AM5/5/25
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Hi, 

Bollen's book is great, but it depends on your level of prior knowledge.

For more introductory books, I'd suggest:

Diamantopoulos, A., & Siguaw, J. A. (2000). Introducing LISREL: A guide for the uninitiated. Sage publications.
Brown, T. A. (2015). Confirmatory factor analysis for applied research. Guilford publications.
Hair, et al. (2018). Multivariate data analysis. Cengage.

Best,
Jošt


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