Training satisfaction rating scale development of a measurement model using polychoric correlations

European Journal of Psychological Assessment

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 268-279

  Tello, Francisco Pablo Holgado ^a   Moscoso, Salvador Chacón ^b   García, Isabel Barbero ^a   Chaves, Susana Sanduvete ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE EDUCACIÓN A DISTANCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Factor analysis; Polychoric correlations; Satisfaction; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750972561     PISSN: 10155759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1015-5759.22.4.268     Document Type: Article

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