A factor analytic method for investigating differences between groups of individual learning curves

Psychometrika ◽  
1963 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. A. Weitzman
Keyword(s):  
Individual Learning ◽  
Learning Curves ◽  
Analytic Method ◽  
Factor Analytic ◽  
Factor Analytic Method

A Factor Analytic Inquiry into the Multidimensionality of Death Anxiety

1975 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 171-178 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. D. Nelson ◽  
C. C. Nelson
Keyword(s):  
Death Anxiety ◽  
Analytic Method ◽  
Factor Scores ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Probability Sample ◽  
Death Denial ◽  
Factor Analytic ◽  
Test Instrument ◽  
Factor Analytic Method

The multidimensionality of the concept of death anxiety is highlighted and previous attempts to clarify the concept are reviewed. Advantages of the factor analytic method of concept elaboration are presented. A study is reported in which four dimensions of death anxiety were identified and a test instrument for the measurement of each dimension constructed. A group of 135 students and a statewide probability sample of 1279 respondents were used in the study. The dimensions of death anxiety identified are death avoidance, death fear, death denial and reluctance to interact with the dying. Relationships between factor scores and unfactored index scores are discussed.

GAY MARKETING: Opportunity or Nightmare for Firms

2012 ◽  
Vol 02 (03) ◽  
pp. 34-53
Author(s):  
FERIDE BAHAR ISIN
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Life Experiences ◽  
Private University ◽  
Marketing Strategies ◽  
Analytic Method ◽  
Survey Questionnaire ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Subjective Perceptions ◽  
Factor Analytic ◽  
Factor Analytic Method

This study investigated young adults’ attitudes towards homosexuality and perceptions of gay marketing based on data acquired through a survey questionnaire that included a total of 64 items on demographics and life experiences, attitude towards homosexuality and perceptions of gay marketing administered to 402 students at a private university in Turkey of both sexes aged 18 to 28. Findings suggest that young adults hold negative attitudes towards homosexuality, ranging from moderately negative to strongly negative, and generally with no significant differences by the respondents’ parents’ education, respondents’ political view or acquaintance with any homosexual person or level of exposure to gay themed advertisements. Female respondents hold slightly more negative attitudes towards homosexuality than male respondents do. A factor analytic method revealed three major components of young adults’ perceptions of gay marketing which could be named subjective perceptions (SP), perceptions of marketing strategies (MS) and opinion on moral consequences (MC). Results are discussed with the limitations of the study, and implications for marketers.

Partitioned Variates: An Alternative to Factor Analysis

1977 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 579-590
Author(s):  
George E. Seymour
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Traditional Method ◽  
Analytic Method ◽  
Psychological Measurement ◽  
Unique Variance ◽  
Worked Example ◽  
Factor Analytic ◽  
The Common ◽  
Factor Analytic Method

A traditional method of analyzing scores for use in psychological measurement is exemplified by the variation associated with factor analysis. The factor analytic method is shown to contain implicit assumptions concerning the common and unique variance of any variable by exclusion of the latter. A new method of developing psychologically meaningful scores is presented which considers only the unique variance of a variable. These new scores, called partitioned variates, are supported both logically and with external criteria, and a detailed worked example is provided. The methodology and concept suggested here should provide researchers with an alternative to the more traditional viewpoints and methods of data analysis.

Factor analysis and personality theory

1987 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Kline
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Analytic Approach ◽  
Analytic Method ◽  
Personality Theory ◽  
Factor Analyses ◽  
Factor Analytic Approach ◽  
Factor Analytic ◽  
Personality Questionnaires ◽  
Factor Analytic Method

This article deals with the factor analytic approach to personality. More specifically, it deals with problems in factor analyses of personality questionnaires which contribute to factorial confusion. It is stated that in fact the factorial results make better sense than is usually admitted. The apparent disparity of results can be accounted for by technical defects in the chosen factor analytic method. Furthermore, it is shown that another source of disagreement lies in the interpretation of what are essentially the same factors.

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