bifactor

English

Etymology

From bi- +‎ factor.

Noun

bifactor (plural bifactors)

1. A factor that influences two (separate or related) consequences
   • 2015 July 28, “Can Optimism, Pessimism, Hope, Treatment Credibility and Treatment Expectancy Be Distinguished in Patients Undergoing Total Hip and Total Knee Arthroplasty?”, in PLOS ONE‎, →DOI:

     Posthoc, a bifactor model in which (besides the 5 separate factors) a general factor is hypothesized accounting for the commonality of the items showed a significantly better fit than the five factor model.