CFA Analyzing — Full Measurement Model & Manuscript
Open-source skill.
Read reference/specs/output-variation-protocol.md before every generation.
Workflow
| Step | Responsibility | Executor | Document | Input | Output |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional tests | Run Additional Tests | Main Agent | workflow/step04-run-additional-tests.md |
Prior step output | Reliability + validity code/prose |
| Subgroup | Analyze Subgroups | Main Agent | workflow/step05-analyze-subgroups.md |
Prior step output | Measurement invariance code/prose |
| Modeling | Fit Models | Main Agent | workflow/step06-fit-models.md |
Prior step output | Alternative CFA models |
| Comparison | Compare Models | Main Agent | workflow/step07-compare-models.md |
Prior step output | Cross-model synthesis |
| Manuscript | Generate Manuscript | Main Agent | workflow/step08-generate-manuscript.md |
Prior step output | methods.md + results.md |
Additional Inputs
Collect if missing:
- target discipline / journal style
- whether theory allows correlated residuals or cross-loadings
- planned grouping variable for invariance
- whether ordinal indicators should force a categorical estimator
Output Structure
output/
├── methods.md
├── results.md
├── tables/
├── figures/
├── references.bib
├── code.R
└── code.py
Key References
| File | Purpose |
|---|---|
reference/specs/output-variation-protocol.md |
Output quality variation |
reference/specs/code-style-variation.md |
Code style diversity |
reference/patterns/sentence-bank.md |
SEM wording variants |
reference/rules/reporting-standards.md |
CFA reporting rules |