An Investigation of Unidimensional Testing Procedures under Latent Trait Theory using Principal Component Analysis
There are several generally accepted rules for detecting unidimensionality, but none are well tested. This simulation study investigated well-known methods, including but not limited to, the Kaiser (k>1) Criterion, Percentage of Measure Validity (greater than 50%, 40%, or 20%), Ratio of Eigenvalu...
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Virginia Tech
2014
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/29699 http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-11202009-224547/ |