The use of exploratory factor analysis in public health: A note on parallel analysis as a factor retention criterion

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 178-181

  Patil, Vivek H ^a   McPherson, Matthew Q ^a   Friesner, Daniel ^b  

^a GONZAGA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Eigenvalue greater than one rule; Factor retention criterion; Health focus: Physical activity; Manuscript format: Applied research brief; Outcome measure: Psychometric properties of scales and efficiency of public health interventions; Parallel analysis; Prevention research; Public health; Research purpose: Statistics for instrument development; Setting: Local communities; Statistical factor analysis; Strategy: Better statistical analysis; Study design: Survey; Target population characteristics: Adults between the ages of 40 and 65 years living in 12 counties in three communities in the appalachian region; Target population: Adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC HEALTH; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; WALKING;

ADULT; AGED; APPALACHIAN REGION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATICS; WALKING;

EID: 77949350613     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/ajhp.08033131     Document Type: Article

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