Higher-order factor analysis of an instrument with dichotomous data

Research in Nursing and Health

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 431-440

  Baldwin, Kathleen A ^a   Grinslade, Margaret S ^b   Baer, Lynn C ^c   Watts, Parris ^d   Dinger, Mary K ^e   McCubbin, Jan ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^c Evercare   (United States)

^d MACMURRAY COLLEGE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^f Fulton County Health Department   (United States)

Author keywords

Dichotomous data; Higher order factor analysis; Nurse practitioner; Rural

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING RESEARCH; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; RURAL POPULATION;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSING RESEARCH; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 27744598923     PISSN: 01606891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nur.20096     Document Type: Article

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