The role of factor analysis in construct validity: Is it a myth?

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1018-1019

  Bowden, Stephen C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LETTER; MEMORY; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MENTAL TASK; MENTAL TEST; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TASK PERFORMANCE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 12444341921     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617704107091     Document Type: Letter

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