Mavrou, I;
(2015)
Exploratory Factor Analysis: Conceptual and methodological issues.
Revista Nebrija de Lingüística Aplicada a la Enseñanza de Lenguas
, 19
pp. 71-80.
10.26378/rnlael019283.
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Abstract
The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of several important contributions regarding Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA). After briefly addressing the differences between the two main methods of EFA, i.e. Principal Component Analysis and Common Factor Analysis, the standards that have to be met for its implementation, as well as certain methods of factor extraction and rotation are discussed in detail. Furthermore, the criteria for defining the number of factors to retain when conducting EFA are presented and some guidelines for evaluating the significance of factor loadings based on the sample size are offered.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Exploratory Factor Analysis: Conceptual and methodological issues |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.26378/rnlael019283 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.26378/rnlael019283 |
| Language: | Spanish |
| Additional information: | The copyright holder(s) consent to the distribution of their article under the license CC BY ND. |
| Keywords: | exploratory factor analysis, factor extraction, factor rotation, number of factors to retain, significance of factor loadings |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Culture, Communication and Media |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10123212 |
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