A Comparison of the Orthogonal and the Oblique Factor Structures of Correlation Matrixes of Individual Items and of Composites of Items (Subtests) Derived from a Standardized Affective Measure.

Michael, William B.; Bachelor, Patricia

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Publication Date: 1988

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A Comparison of the Orthogonal and the Oblique Factor Structures of Correlation Matrixes of Individual Items and of Composites of Items (Subtests) Derived from a Standardized Affective Measure.

Michael, William B.; Bachelor, Patricia

Educational and Psychological Measurement, v48 n1 p93-103 Spr 1988

Analysis of data from standard affective measures showed both an orthogonally rotated and an obliquely rotated factor solution yielded psychological dimensions that correspond to instrument's scales. Study Attitudes and Methods Survey was studied, using data on a total of 483 eleventh graders. Both solutions afforded comparable inferences about latent traits underlying a test that operationalizes a given psychological domain. (SLD)

Descriptors: Affective Measures, Factor Analysis, Grade 11, High School Students, Latent Trait Theory, Oblique Rotation, Orthogonal Rotation, Psychological Testing, Standardized Tests

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