There are various places describing the mechanics of doing a factor analysis (in R or SPSS or whatever) but relatively fewer describing what you actually do, the iterative process of deciding factor size, item analysis, etc. I found these resources useful:
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– which e.g. discusses item removal.
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describes ‘Fit indices for structural equation modeling’
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– ‘Best Practices in Exploratory Factor Analysis: Four Recommendations for Getting the Most From Your Analysis’ * * *
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- – ‘Determining the Number of Factors to Retain in EFA’ *
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nice post on dropping cross-loading items * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factor_analysis#Rotation_methods]1
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmatory_factor_analysis#Absolute_fit_indices]2