create_referent: Create a referent list
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create_referent

R Documentation

Create a referent list

Description

Create a referent list

Usage

create_referent(esem_efa_results)

Arguments

esem_efa_results

is a psych::fa() object with the results of exploratory factor analysis (EFA) The object can be created using psych::fa() or a wrapper esem_efa() function The function uses efa object to identify referents A referent indicator is selected for each factor It is the item that has a large (target) loading for the factor it measures and The referents are used to ensure model identification and are used as starting values/ fixed values in the the next step to create a lavaan model syntax.

Value

A list with factors and corresponding referents (i.e. referents in that factor)

Examples


# use Holzinger and Swineford (1939) dataset in lavaan package
hw_data <- lavaan::HolzingerSwineford1939
hw_data <- hw_data[,c(7:15)]

#make exploratory analysis with geomin rotation
esem_efa_results <- esem_efa(hw_data,3)
referent_list <- create_referent(esem_efa_results)

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