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Koyuncu, Ilhan; Kilic, Abdullah Faruk – International Journal of Assessment Tools in Education, 2021
In exploratory factor analysis, although the researchers decide which items belong to which factors by considering statistical results, the decisions taken sometimes can be subjective in case of having items with similar factor loadings and complex factor structures. The aim of this study was to examine the validity of classifying items into…
Descriptors: Classification, Graphs, Factor Analysis, Decision Making
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Lathrop, Richard G.; Williams, Janice E. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1989
A Monte Carlo study determined the Inverse Scree Test's shape with various numbers of true groups and under different conditions of distribution shape and sample size. Six simulated distributions of 3,000 subjects each and 1 with 1,500 were created. Findings suggest relative distribution independence, number independence, and modest…
Descriptors: Cluster Analysis, Computer Simulation, Factor Analysis, Graphs