Personality‐descriptive nouns

1990 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 131-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Boele De Raad ◽  
Machteld Hoskens
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Internal Structure ◽  
Special Place

In this article we describe the derivation of a taxonomy of personality descriptive nouns. We argue that, contrary to traditional statements, nouns deserve their own special place in the domain of personality language. The ultimate aim is to provide a sound basis for the development of a representative and efective instrument for registering judgements on personality. Study 1 describes the steps that were followed to arrive at a list of personality descriptive nouns. Fourteen subjects took part, with different numbers of subjects at the various stages of selecting the nouns. Seven hundred and fifty‐five nouns resulted from this study. Study 2 (N= 400) describes the determination of the internal structure of the domain of nouns through factor analysis of both self and partner ratings obtained from 200 Dutch‐speaking Belgian subjects and 200 Dutch subjects. By applying a method of rotation to perfectly congruent weights the noun structure turned out to be invariant under self and partner conditions and under the diferent groups of subjects. The results show the existence of a well‐delineated multidimensional noun structure comparable to that of adjectives and of verbs.

Personality‐descriptive verbs

1988 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 81-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Boele De Raad ◽  
Erik Mulder ◽  
Klaas Kloosterman ◽  
Willem K. B. Hofstee
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Internal Structure ◽  
The Self ◽  
Factor Analyses ◽  
Effective Instrument ◽  
The Relationship

This article describes the derivation of a taxonomy of personality‐descriptive verbs. In the introduction the verb domain is delineated relative to other domains of the language of personality. It is argued that verbs are theoretically useful in bridging the gap between trait language and act language. The aim is to provide a representative and effective instrument for registering judgements on personality. In a first study the steps are described that were followed to arrive at a list of personality‐descriptive verbs. Both the present authors and layjudges (n=22) took part in this. Five hundred and forty‐three verbs resulted from this study. Study 2 (n=200) describes the determination of the internal structure of the domain of verbs through factor analysis of both self‐ and partner‐ratings. By applying a method of rotation to perfectly congruent weights the verb‐structure turned out to be invariant under the self‐ and partner‐conditions. The last part of the study investigates the relationship between personality‐descriptive verbs and adjectives. Regressions of verb‐ratings on the adjective‐ratings and of adjective‐ratings on the verb‐ratings were calculated and factor analyses were performed on the residual matrices. The results show the existence of additional verb‐dimensions above those already established in the adjective domain.

scholarly journals Application of factor analysis in the determination of vapor lock tendency in aviation gasolines/motor gasoline/blends and the compatibility as alternatives in naturally aspirated aviation engines

2021 ◽  
Vol 60 (6) ◽  
pp. 5703-5724
Author(s):  
Ananth Manickam Wash ◽  
Thanikasalam Kumar ◽  
Rahmat Mohsin ◽  
Zulkifli Abdul Majid ◽  
Mohammad Fahmi Abdul Ghafir
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Motor Gasoline ◽  
Aviation Engines

Factor Structure of the K-ABC for Cantonese, English, and Punjabi Speaking Canadians

1988 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-59
Author(s):  
Joanne M. Gardner
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Theoretical Model ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Internal Structure ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Assessment Battery ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

The purpose of this study was to examine the construct validity (internal structure) of the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (K-ABC) for use with Cantonese, English, and Punjabi speaking Canadians. A confirmatory factor analysis revealed that the sequential/simultaneous theoretical model was supported by the English and Punjabi data: however, the Cantonese data did not exhibit a good fit with this model. Similarly, the results of the exploratory factor analysis suggested that sequential and simultaneous factors could apply when describing the factor structure of the English and Punjabi data, but not for the Cantonese data. Implications of these findings are discussed.

scholarly journals Structure investigations of layered soil – varved clay

2016 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 365-375 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matylda Tankiewicz
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Behavior ◽  
Internal Structure ◽  
Strength Properties ◽  
Layered Soil ◽  
Radiographic Images ◽  
Composition And Structure ◽  
Computed Microtomography ◽  
Structure Investigations ◽  
Varved Clay

Abstract In the paper the results of laboratory investigations of structure of layered soil are presented. They focus on varved clay that is a soil composed of two alternately arranged varves with different texture and mechanical properties. An effect of such structure is an anisotropy of the material. Due to varying conditions during its formation process the soil exhibits some irregularities in composition and structure. Due to that modelling of mechanical behavior, like strength, may not provide satisfactory results. Main purpose of the examinations is an investigation of internal structure of layered soil – varved clay – in relation to its strength anisotropy and evaluation of the suitability of the use of two different techniques to assess the soil structure. Investigated material have been taken from area near city of Bełchatów in central Poland. The examinations included investigation of particle size distribution of soil and its components, identification of lamination with use of scanning electron microscope (SEM) and computed microtomography technique (μCT). First, the texture of each varve and varved clay as a composite have been estimated. Next, the investigation of surface perpendicular to the lamination have been carried out with SEM. Pictures of varves with different magnifications are presented. Also the varves arrangement and details of layers contact area are shown. Finally, investigation of internal structure of the soil have been performed by using microtomograph. The outcome is a series of radiographic images and reconstructed 3D model of tested soil. Presented results show complexity of the structure of varved clay that affect the mechanical behavior. Determination of the structure with use of presented techniques may be helpful in examination of strength properties and proper modeling of such soil.

scholarly journals Language recognition methods and Voynich Manuscript analysis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yurii Nikolaevich Orlov
Keyword(s):  
Internal Structure ◽  
Statistical Properties ◽  
Language Recognition ◽  
European Literature ◽  
Logarithmic Dependence

The statistical properties of letters frequencies in European literature texts are investigated. The determination of logarithmic dependence of letters sequence for one-languge and two-language texts are examined. The pare of languages are suggested for Voynich Manuscript. The internal structure of Manuscript is considered. The spectral portraits of two-letters distribution are constructed.

scholarly journals Reasons of Polish young potential employees’ interest In a university as the employer vr perceiving its employees

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 27-51
Author(s):  
Agnieszka Izabela Baruk
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Internal Structure ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
World Literature ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Social Prestige ◽  
Research Gap ◽  
Questionnaire Method ◽  
The University ◽  
Better Than

Summary The article has a theoretical-empirical character. Its main goal was to identify reasons of young potential employees’ interest in working at a university. To prepare the theoretical part, the method of cognitive-critical analysis of world literature on marketing, management and HRM was applied. The results of this analysis show an existing cognitive gap and a research gap in the scope of considerations about reasons of interest of the mentioned group of employees in a university as the employer. Striving for reducing both gaps some empirical researches were conducted using the questionnaire method to gather the primary data which were analyzed statistically using the method of exploratory factor analysis, Kruskal-Wallis test, etc. The obtained results made it possible to check three research hypotheses. The possibility to perform a satisfying job was not the key reason for the respondents’ interest in working at a university. The internal structure of reasons for the respondents’ interest in a university as the employer was different for the following two groups: 1/people who think that university’s employees are perceived in Poland better than those who work in other organizations; 2/people who think that university’s employees are perceived in Poland as well as those who work in other organizations. The way of perceiving employees of an university was a feature statistically significantly differentiating the reasons of the respondents’ interest in starting work at the university only in the case of high social prestige and high wages.

scholarly journals Validation and Factor Analysis of the Obsessive Compulsive Drinking Scale (OCDS) in the Chinese Population

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongxuan Wang ◽  
Lihuan Lan ◽  
Xiaochang Lan ◽  
Peiyun Chen ◽  
Gaoxin Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Alcohol Dependence ◽  
Internal Structure ◽  
Clinical Studies ◽  
Chinese Population ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive ◽  
Good Test ◽  
High Internal Consistency ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

Obsessive Compulsive Drinking Scale (OCDS) was established and introduced to measure the craving for alcohol and the severity of alcohol dependence. However, the Chinese version of OCDS is still unavailable and has not been validated in the Chinese population. We tended to translate and validate the OCDS in Chinese. We translated original OCDS into Chinese through bi-direction translations and tested the reliability and validity. We found that Chinese OCDS had high internal consistency and good test-retest reliability. The Chinese OCDS also presented good internal structure to reflect the severity of alcohol dependence. The Chinese OCDS could be used in clinical studies and research among the Chinese population.

Baznas Bogor City Strategy in Empowering the Dhuafa Through the Bogor Berkah Program

2022 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 655-662
Author(s):  
Efrita Norman ◽  
Zulficar Ismail ◽  
Abdul Husenudin ◽  
Enah Pahlawati ◽  
Rio Kartika Supriyatna
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Swot Analysis ◽  
Business Groups ◽  
Analysis Approach ◽  
Economic Empowerment ◽  
Strategic Factor ◽  
Islamic Religion ◽  
Descriptive Qualitative

Zakat is one of the pillars in the Islamic economy which is a pillar of the Islamic religion, the importance of zakat in the economy is why in the Qur'an zakat is always juxtaposed with prayer, there are even 29 words zakat which are always juxtaposed with prayer, because zakat is meritorious in Community economic empowerment must be managed properly by amil zakat, in this context is BAZNAS Bogor City. The purpose of zakat itself is not only to help asnaf but also to make mustahiq become muzakki, therefore the distribution of zakat funds must be right on target so that this goal is achieved. This study aims to determine the determination of recipients of zakat funds distributed by BAZNAS Bogor City through one of its programs, namely Bogor Berkah, whether with this program the zakat asnaf group is helped and this study takes the object of ta'lim majlis. The approach used in this research is descriptive qualitative with SWOT analysis approach, IFAS (Internal Strategic Factor Analysis Summary) and EFAS (External Strategic Factor Analysis Summary). The results of this study indicate that in determining the receipt of zakat funds distributed by BAZNAS Bogor City through the Bogor Berkah program is the majlis ta'lim criteria which have small or medium business groups. and with this program there are not a few ta'lim majlis that empower their congregations of ta'lim majlis. Keywords: zakat, bogor blessing program, empowerment of dhu'afa

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