Volume 17, Issue 1, July 2016, Pages 159–168
Sabri Ahmad1, Nazleen Nur Ain Zulkurnain2, and Fatin Izzati Khairushalimi3
1 School Of Informatics and Applied Mathematics, University Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia
2 School Of Informatics and Applied Mathematics, University Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia
3 School Of Informatics and Applied Mathematics, University Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia
Original language: English
Copyright © 2016 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
The purpose of this research is to assess the fitness of a measurement model using Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA). A survey methodology using simple random sampling was carried out covering the 300 students. A structured questionnaire using the entrepreneurial intention as a subject was then distributed to 300 students. Then the confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) in structural equation modeling was employed to assess the fitness of a measurement model. The results implied that the fitness indexed of a measurement model achieved the required level. Based on this study, it revealed that all the fitness indexes achieved the level of acceptance. The measurement model is accepted. The model is fit to the data. It can be assembled into the structural model for further analysis.
Author Keywords: Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA), Measurement Model, Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), Fitness Indexes, Entrepreneurial Intention.
Sabri Ahmad1, Nazleen Nur Ain Zulkurnain2, and Fatin Izzati Khairushalimi3
1 School Of Informatics and Applied Mathematics, University Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia
2 School Of Informatics and Applied Mathematics, University Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia
3 School Of Informatics and Applied Mathematics, University Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia
Original language: English
Copyright © 2016 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
The purpose of this research is to assess the fitness of a measurement model using Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA). A survey methodology using simple random sampling was carried out covering the 300 students. A structured questionnaire using the entrepreneurial intention as a subject was then distributed to 300 students. Then the confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) in structural equation modeling was employed to assess the fitness of a measurement model. The results implied that the fitness indexed of a measurement model achieved the required level. Based on this study, it revealed that all the fitness indexes achieved the level of acceptance. The measurement model is accepted. The model is fit to the data. It can be assembled into the structural model for further analysis.
Author Keywords: Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA), Measurement Model, Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), Fitness Indexes, Entrepreneurial Intention.
How to Cite this Article
Sabri Ahmad, Nazleen Nur Ain Zulkurnain, and Fatin Izzati Khairushalimi, “Assessing the Fitness of a Measurement Model Using Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA),” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 159–168, July 2016.
