Writing Up A Factor Analysis James Neill Centre for Applied Psychology University of Canberra 30 March‚ 2008 Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Australia http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/au/ Table of Contents CHECKLIST 2 About 2 Theoretical underpinning 2 Results 2 Assumption testing 2 Type of FA 2 Number of Factors & Items Removed 2 Rotation 2 Factor Loadings 2 Label Factors 3
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One of the comments that I was most interested in when reading the Crime chapter in Solomon’s Far from the Tree book‚ was the mention of three grand risk factors influence the creation of a criminal. A single-parent family since it might increase the probability of them having a low socioeconomic status. This later translates to a high chance at their child dropping out of school‚ not attending college‚ working low paying jobs‚ becoming substance abusers‚ and later on becoming single parents as well
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4.5. EXPLORATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS Table 4.14 KMO and Bartlett’s Test Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin Measure of Sampling Adequacy. .896 Bartlett’s Test of Sphericity Approx. Chi-Square 4.120E3 df 528 Sig. .000 Bartlett’s test of sphericity indicates whether the correlation matrix is an identity matrix‚ which would indicate that the variables are unrelated. The significance level gives the result of the test. Very small values (less than .05) indicate that there are probably significant relationships
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Christmas Tree Facts Great Moments in Christmas Tree History * The use of evergreen trees to celebrate the winter season occurred before the birth of Christ. * The first decorated Christmas tree was in Riga‚ Latvia in 1510. * The first printed reference to Christmas trees appeared in Germany in 1531. * Besides evergreens‚ other types of trees such as cherry and hawthorns were used as Christmas trees in the past. * Using small candles to light a Christmas tree dates back to the
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Thomashow’s assignment using a tree prompts the reader to focus on self framework in ecological identity. I feel that my work and study in Environmental Science resides on the leaf of the tree. It is obvious to me that the root of this important work has begun years ago with the efforts of environmental archetypes (as Thomashow refers to Thoreau‚ Muir‚ and Carson)(p30). I can clearly relate myself to this analogy since I was originally planning on studying engineering and technology but soon realized
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External and Internal Environmental Analysis Ferri Zimmer STR/581 April 11‚ 2011 Dr. Richard Rowlett External and Internal Environmental Factors Analysis Cosmetics industry has been one of the most profitable industries for decades. Women desire for beauty traced back to ancient Egypt‚ Rome and Greece has led to development of many cosmetic company all over the world . The cosmetic‚ beauty supply‚ and perfume store generating $10 billion dollars revenue every year (Hoovers.com) with average
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to make a variety of products for furnishing VEGETATION Cocos nucifera trees‚ also known as coconut palms‚ are fruit-bearing tropical trees that are part of the Arecaceae family. The coconut‚ a round‚ brown-husked fruit produced by the coconut tree‚ is actually not a fruit or nut‚ but the tree’s edible endosperm. The sweet‚ white flesh of the
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Descriptive and inferential statistics were calculated to capture demographics of the respondents‚ and to ascertain the psychometric components of the NWRES using exploratory factor analysis (Duddle & Boughton‚ 2009). Using the results of the factor analysis‚ the authors were able to assert the construct validity of the survey instrument. Moreover‚ using Cronbach’s alpha‚ the researchers were able to confirm the reliability of the instrument by examining the internal
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Previous research indicates that this construct may have implications for the effectiveness of work teams‚ as well as other work outcomes such as person-organization fit. However‚ current methods of measuring time preferences are incomplete. Using a ten-factor theoretical framework introduced by Brislin and Kim (2003)‚ a comprehensive instrument was designed and validated. In the first step of the validation‚ content validity evidence and item quality were assessed‚ demonstrating that the items were of
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http://www.papercamp.com/essay/11828/Tree-Values-Case Section 1 – Executive Summary This report analyzes the case “Tree Values” to find an optimal way for Mr. Smith to manage his forestland and harvest the crop trees. The fundamental idea in this report is based on the concept of present value. A number of options are analyzed and the one with highest present value of pay off is considered. Questions 9‚ 10‚ and 11 give Mr. Smith 3 options: * Option 1: Harvest all crop trees now and receive $8
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