Publication details
Bayesovská exploratorní faktorová analýza : srovnání s klasickým přístupem
| Title in English | Bayesian exploratory factor analysis : A comparison with the classical approach |
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| Authors | |
| Year of publication | 2017 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Testforum |
| MU Faculty or unit | |
| Citation | |
| Web | http://www.testforum.cz/domains/testforum.cz/index.php/testforum/article/view/131 |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.5817/TF2017-9-131 |
| Field | Psychology |
| Keywords | exploratory factor analysis; Bayesian statistics |
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| Description | In this paper we compare the classic and Bayesian exploratory factor analysis. We have used randomly generated data with different sample sizes, factor loading structures, response scales, and random error sizes. We have conducted both types of exploratory factor analysis and we can conclude, on the basis of comparison of our results and overall experience from the analyses, that the classic and Bayesian exploratory factor analyses do not differ in their accuracy in estimating factor loadings. Bayesian approach provides more information which can be interpreted more intuitively, but on the other hand, the model we have used has certain disadvantage: the necessity to manually edit the source codes, and the time-consuming calculations. Therefore, we consider Bayesian approach to be more suitable for the confirmatory factor analysis. |