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New framework enhances factor analysis with Bayesian variable selection

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Researchers have developed a new framework for assessing and selecting the number of factors in partially exploratory factor analysis (PEFA) using variational Bayesian variable selection. This method, termed PCFA VA, employs spike and slab priors to identify unspecified loadings and then converts converged solutions into covariance models. The framework provides diagnostics for fit assessment, including absolute fit indices like RMSEA and relative criteria such as AIC and BIC, and proposes a novel scale-free gain rule for determining the correct number of factors. Simulations indicate that this approach accurately recovers true dimensionality and outperforms confirmatory models, as demonstrated by an application to a 100-item PID-5 dataset. AI

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  1. arXiv cs.CL TIER_1 English(EN) · Jinsong Chen, Yi Jin ·

    Recovering Latent Structures after Variational Bayesian Variable Selection: Fit Assessment and Factor-Number Selection in Partially Exploratory Factor Analysis

    arXiv:2607.07159v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: In partially exploratory factor analysis (PEFA), the loading structure and factor numbers are weakly specified. The regularized variational approximation for partially confirmatory factor analysis (PCFA VA) recovers this structure…

  2. arXiv cs.CL TIER_1 English(EN) · Yi Jin ·

    Recovering Latent Structures after Variational Bayesian Variable Selection: Fit Assessment and Factor-Number Selection in Partially Exploratory Factor Analysis

    In partially exploratory factor analysis (PEFA), the loading structure and factor numbers are weakly specified. The regularized variational approximation for partially confirmatory factor analysis (PCFA VA) recovers this structure via Bayesian variable selection, using spike and …

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