Exploratory item factor analysis: A practical guide revised and updated;El análisis factorial exploratorio de los ítems: Una guía práctica, revisada y actualizada

Anales de Psicologia

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 1151-1169

  Lloret Segura, Susana ^a   Ferreres Traver, Adoración ^a   Hernández Baeza, Ana ^a   Tomás Marco, Inés ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

AFE; Factors' estimation; Factors' rotation; Matrix of association; Number of factors; PCA

Indexed keywords

EID: 84906504577     PISSN: 02129728     EISSN: 16952294     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6018/analesps.30.3.199361     Document Type: Article

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