Confirmatory Factor Analysis (Pocket Guide to Social Work Research Methods)

Measures that are reliable, valid and can be used across diverse populations are vital to social work research, but the development of new measures is an expensive and time-consuming process. An array of existing measures can provide a cost-effective alternative, but in order to take this expedient step with confidence, researchers must ensure that the existing measure is appropriate for the new study. Confirmatory factory analysis (C.F.A.) is one way to do so, and in this clearly written pocket guide Donna Harrington provides social work researchers