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DiStefano, Christine; Zhu, Min; Mindrila, Diana – Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation, 2009
Following an exploratory factor analysis, factor scores may be computed and used in subsequent analyses. Factor scores are composite variables which provide information about an individual's placement on the factor(s). This article discusses popular methods to create factor scores under two different classes: refined and non-refined. Strengths and…
Descriptors: Factor Structure, Factor Analysis, Researchers, Scores
Thompson, Bruce; Borrello, Gloria M. – 1987
Attitude measures frequently produce distributions of item scores that attenuate interitem correlations and thus also distort findings regarding the factor structure underlying the items. An actual data set involving 260 adult subjects' responses to 55 items on the Love Relationships Scale is employed to illustrate empirical methods for…
Descriptors: Adults, Analysis of Covariance, Attitude Measures, Correlation