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Papazoglou, Sofia; Mylonas, Kostas – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2017
The purpose of this study is to compare alternative multidimensional scaling (MDS) methods for constraining the stimuli on the circumference of a circle and on the surface of a sphere. Specifically, the existing MDS-T method for plotting the stimuli on the circumference of a circle is applied, and its extension is proposed for constraining the…
Descriptors: Multidimensional Scaling, Comparative Analysis, Stimuli, Geometric Concepts
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Glidden-Tracey, Cynthia E.; Parraga, Marianela – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1996
Bolivian college students (n=98) completed the Spanish version of the Self-Directed Search. Three structural models of interests (Holland's, Gati's, and Rounds and Tracey's) were fit to correlations among scales. Results indicate poor model fit, suggesting that none of the models adequately characterize the interests of Bolivian students and…
Descriptors: College Students, Cross Cultural Studies, Foreign Countries, Multidimensional Scaling
Mazen, A. Magid – 1984
Holland's (1973) theory of vocational choice proposes a typology of, and a match between, people and occupations. The Self Directed Search (SDS) can be used to assess people's occupational orientation types. To assess the construct validity of Holland's theory of occupational preferences, 171 female industrial workers participated in a study,…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Counseling, Multidimensional Scaling, Personality Traits