Mixture simultaneous factor analysis for capturing differences in latent variables between higher level units of multilevel data

K De Roover, JK Vermunt, ME Timmerman… - … Equation Modeling: A …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Structural Equation Modeling: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2017Taylor & Francis
Given multivariate data, many research questions pertain to the covariance structure:
whether and how the variables (eg, personality measures) covary. Exploratory factor
analysis (EFA) is often used to look for latent variables that might explain the covariances
among variables; for example, the Big Five personality structure. In the case of multilevel
data, one might wonder whether or not the same covariance (factor) structure holds for each
so-called data block (containing data of 1 higher level unit). For instance, is the Big Five …
Given multivariate data, many research questions pertain to the covariance structure: whether and how the variables (e.g., personality measures) covary. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) is often used to look for latent variables that might explain the covariances among variables; for example, the Big Five personality structure. In the case of multilevel data, one might wonder whether or not the same covariance (factor) structure holds for each so-called data block (containing data of 1 higher level unit). For instance, is the Big Five personality structure found in each country or do cross-cultural differences exist? The well-known multigroup EFA framework falls short in answering such questions, especially for numerous groups or blocks. We introduce mixture simultaneous factor analysis (MSFA), performing a mixture model clustering of data blocks, based on their factor structure. A simulation study shows excellent results with respect to parameter recovery and an empirical example is included to illustrate the value of MSFA.
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