Hi all,
I have a technical question of AMOS when conducting a confirmatory factor analysis. I've drawn the pattern matrix based on the result of principal component analysis in the previous step (see attached the picture). I've also ticked all the necessary boxes of Output in the 'Properties analysis'. The software runs but no factor loading was shown after I clicked 'Calculate Estimate'. I am not sure what I have done wrong (or what I haven't done).
By the way, this is the fresh data file. It wasn't used in the previous principal component analysis.
Looking forward to hearing from anyone who's had AMOS experience!
Hi again:
See the attached, you need to click on the right one as I highlighted in the attached.
Mojtaba
Your model is unidentified, i.e., based on your model specification, it is impossible to estimate the parameters. To address this, for each latent variable fix one of the factor loadings to 1.
The book "Confirmatory Factor Analysis for Applied Research", by Timothy A. Brown, is an excellent text for learning more about CFA.
Good luck.
Ali Zia-Tohidi Mojtaba Elhami Athar Thanks both for your help! Apologies for coming back so late. I just recovered from sickness and picked up work again!
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