SFA Prime interface showing candidate factor score distributions for three individuals. — Interface screenshot from the official SFA Prime homepage. Source

SFA Prime guides users through structured factor analysis, including estimation of measurement and structural models and statistical testing. It also provides latent construct score estimates and measures of score uncertainty. The official software page provides downloads, installation guidance, and access to tutorial materials.

Planned update: SFA Prime will become part of SaCA Pro, with structured factor analysis included as a special case. SFA Prime remains the currently available software; the SaCA Pro release will be announced here.

Official website ↗Downloads Documentation

Developed by GyeongCheol Cho. The underlying structured factor analysis methodology was developed with Heungsun Hwang.

Citation & methods

Cho, G. (2023). SFA Prime: Free standalone software with a graphical interface for structured factor analysis [Computer software]. https://sfaprime.wordpress.com/

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Methodological reference

Cho, G., & Hwang, H. (2023). Structured factor analysis: A data matrix-based alternative approach to structural equation modeling. Structural Equation Modeling: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 30(3), 364–377.

Read the methodological paper

Use the official resources for current installation, licensing, compatibility, and release information.