Why Factor Analysis Often Is the Incorrect Model for Analyzing Bipolar Concepts, and What Model To Use Instead.

van Schuur, Wijbrandt H.; Kiers, Henk A. L.

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ERIC Number: EJ502406

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Publication Date: 1994

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Why Factor Analysis Often Is the Incorrect Model for Analyzing Bipolar Concepts, and What Model To Use Instead.

van Schuur, Wijbrandt H.; Kiers, Henk A. L.

Applied Psychological Measurement, v18 n2 p97-110 Jun 1994

The identification of two factors when one factor is expected is an artifact caused by using factor analysis on data that would be more appropriately analyzed with a unidimensional unfolding model. A numerical illustration is given, and ways to determine whether data conform to the unidimensional unfolding model are reviewed. (SLD)

Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Factor Structure, Matrices, Models, Rating Scales

Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles

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