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Exploratory Factor Analysis as a Construct Validation Tool: (Mis)applications in Applied Linguistics Research
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Karami, Hossein – TESOL Journal, 2015
Factor analysis has been frequently exploited in applied research to provide evidence about the underlying factors in various measurement instruments. A close inspection of a large number of studies published in leading applied linguistic journals shows that there is a misconception among applied linguists as to the relative merits of exploratory…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Construct Validity, Applied Linguistics, Computer Software
A New, More Powerful Approach to Multitrait-Multimethod Analyses: An Application of Second-Order Confirmatory Factor Analysis.
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Marsh, Herbert W.; Hocevar, Dennis – 1986
The advantages of applying confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to multitrait-multimethod (MTMM) data are widely recognized. However, because CFA as traditionally applied to MTMM data incorporates single indicators of each scale (i.e., each trait/method combination), important weaknesses are the failure to: (1) correct appropriately for measurement…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Construct Validity, Correlation, Error of Measurement