Problems with the factor analysis of items: Solutions based on item response theory and item parcelling
The factor analysis of items often produces spurious results in the sense that unidimensional scales appear multidimensional. This may be ascribed to failure in meeting the assumptions of linearity and normality on which factor analysis is based. Item response theory is explicitly designed for the m...
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| Language: | English |
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2004-10-01
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| Series: | SA Journal of Industrial Psychology |
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| Online Access: | https://sajip.co.za/index.php/sajip/article/view/172 |