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Borrello, Gloria M.; Thompson, Bruce – 1989
The calculation of second-order results in the validity assessment of measures and some useful interpretation aids are presented. First-order and second-order results give different and informative pictures of data dynamics. Several aspects of good practice in interpretation of second-order results are presented using data from 487 subjects…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Correlation, Data Analysis, Factor Analysis

Thompson, Bruce; Melancon, Janet G. – 1996
The present study investigated the factor structure underlying responses to a measure of psychological type, the Personal Preferences Self-Description Questionnaire (PPSDQ). Measures of psychological type have been extremely useful in various applications, including career counseling and in assessing learning styles. Subjects were 422 university…
Descriptors: College Students, Factor Structure, Goodness of Fit, Higher Education