TY  - JOUR
A1  - Schweizer, Karl
A1  - Troche, Stefan
A1  - DiStefano, Christine
T1  - Scaling the variance of a latent variable while assuring constancy of the model
T2  - Frontiers in psychology
N2  - This paper investigates how the major outcome of a confirmatory factor investigation is preserved when scaling the variance of a latent variable by the various scaling methods. A constancy framework, based upon the underlying factor analysis formula that enables scaling by modifying components through scalar multiplication, is described; a proof is included to demonstrate the constancy property of the framework. It provides the basis for a scaling method that enables the comparison of the contribution of different latent variables of the same confirmatory factor model to observed scores, as for example, the contributions of trait and method latent variables. Furthermore, it is shown that available scaling methods are in line with this constancy framework and that the criterion number included in some scaling methods enables modifications. The impact of the number of manifest variables on the scaled variance parameter can be modified and the range of possible values. It enables the adaptation of scaling methods to the requirements of the field of application.
KW  - scaling
KW  - variance parameter
KW  - variance of latent variable
KW  - confirmatory factor analysis
KW  - structural equation modeling
KW  - scaling methods
KW  - constancy framework
Y1  - 2019
UR  - http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/50266
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-502666
SN  - 1664-1078
N1  - Copyright © 2019 Schweizer, Troche and DiStefano. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
VL  - 10
IS  - Art. 887
SP  - 1
EP  - 10
PB  - Frontiers Research Foundation
CY  - Lausanne
ER  -