Item Selection in Factor Analysis by Boosting and Specification Search

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Documentation for package ‘OptimalFactor’ version 1.5.0

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algorithm_stability	Split-Half Stability of Any Item-Selection Algorithm
bifactor_indices	Bifactor Statistical Indices
cfa_boosting	CFA-Boosting Optimization
cross_validate_cfa	Split-Half Cross-Validation of a Factor Model
Data_Expectativas	Expectativas Dataset
Data_Personality	Personality Dataset
discriminant_boosting	Discriminant-Boosting: Rescue the Discriminant Validity of a Scale
efa_boosting	EFA-Boosting Optimization
efa_optimizer	Exploratory Factor Analysis Optimizer with Optional LLM Support
export_cfa_boosting	Export CFA Boosting Results to Structured Data Frames
export_conceptual_analysis	Export LLM Conceptual Analyses to a UTF-8 Text File
imprimir_items_eliminados	Impresión de Ítems Eliminados
item_stability	Resampling Stability of the EFA-Boosting Item Selection
local_fit_search	Local-Fit Search for a Unidimensional Model
optimal_cfa_with_ai	Confirmatory Factor Analysis Optimization with AI Assistance
optimal_efa_with_ai	Exploratory Factor Analysis Optimization with AI Assistance
plot.simulate_cfa_recovery	Plot a CFA Recovery Simulation
plot.simulate_recovery	Plot a Recovery Simulation
print.discriminant_boosting	Print method for discriminant_boosting
print.item_stability	Resampling Stability of the EFA-Boosting Item Selection
print.local_fit_search	Print method for local_fit_search
print.simulate_cfa_recovery	Monte Carlo Recovery of a Known Structure with CFA-Boosting
print.simulate_recovery	Monte Carlo Recovery of a Known Factor Structure
print.specification_search	Print method for specification_search
print_cfa_boosting	Print CFA-Boosting Results
print_cfa_results	Print Results from AI-Assisted CFA Refinement
print_conceptual_analysis	Pretty-print LLM Conceptual Analyses for Removed/Retained Items
print_efa_results	Print Results from AI-Assisted EFA Refinement
redundancy_short_form	Redundancy-Guided Short Form of a Unidimensional Scale
report_cfa_results	Report the CFA boosting results
report_efa_results	Console Report for EFA Optimization Results
simulate_cfa_recovery	Monte Carlo Recovery of a Known Structure with CFA-Boosting
simulate_recovery	Monte Carlo Recovery of a Known Factor Structure
specification_search_theory	Theory-Guided Specification Search for CFA Models
theory_recovery	How Much of the Theoretical Structure a Solution Recovers