Measuring Students' Curiosity Character Using Confirmatory Factor Analysis

Measuring Gender and Women’s Empowerment Using Confirmatory Factor Analysis

Measuring Birding Specialization: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis

This purpose of this paper was to test a three-dimensional model of recreational specialization developed by Scott and Shafer (2001a). The model suggests recreational specialization could be conceptualized in terms of three distinct dimensions: behavior, skill and knowledge, and commitment. The model was tested using data from avid American birdwatchers (members of the American Birding Associat...

Confirmatory factor analysis way to achieve validity

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On The Factor Structure invariance of the PhD UEE Using Multigroup Confirmatory Factor Analysis

The aim of the current study was twofold: (1) to validate the internal structure of the general English (GE) section of the university entrance examination for Ph.D applicants into the English programs at state universities in Iran (Ph.D. UEE), and (2) to examine the factor structure invariance of the Ph.D. UEE across two proficiency levels. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to analyz...

Measuring it core capabilities: results from a confirmatory factor analysis

This paper reports on the theoretical development and empirical validation of a measurement instrument for three core capabilities of IT departments. The instrument is based on the work of Feeny & Willcocks (1998) and includes the capabilities “IS/IT governance”, “Business system thinking” and “Relationship building”. The sample consists of mostly IT managers. Results demonstrate that the const...