Research Article

The use of polychoric and Pearson correlation matrices in the determination of construct validity of Likert type scales

Volume: 8 Number: 3 July 31, 2019
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The use of polychoric and Pearson correlation matrices in the determination of construct validity of Likert type scales

Abstract

No matter how strong the theoretical infrastructure of a study is, if the measurement instruments do not have the necessary psychometric qualities, there will be a question of trust in interpreting the findings, and it will be inevitable to make wrong decisions with the results. One of the important steps in scale development/adaptation studies is to provide evidence of the experimental validity. In order to reveal evidence of construct validity of Likert type scales, to identify factor structures, to confirm previously predicted structures, factor analysis is used. The primary issue to be examined is the level of measurement of the variable and one of the leading decisions that must be taken is which relation matrix will be used. This descriptive research is based on the effects of using Pearson or polychoric correlation matrix in the factor analysis. It is determined that items showed different "item-total correlations", "loading values" and “correlation coefficients”, different factor numbers emerged, different items were removed out of the scale, confirmation status of the structure has changed.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Studies on Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

July 31, 2019

Submission Date

January 29, 2019

Acceptance Date

July 12, 2019

Published in Issue

Year 2019 Volume: 8 Number: 3

APA
Özdemir, H. F., Toraman, Ç., & Kutlu, Ö. (2019). The use of polychoric and Pearson correlation matrices in the determination of construct validity of Likert type scales. Turkish Journal of Education, 8(3), 180-195. https://doi.org/10.19128/turje.519235
AMA
1.Özdemir HF, Toraman Ç, Kutlu Ö. The use of polychoric and Pearson correlation matrices in the determination of construct validity of Likert type scales. TURJE. 2019;8(3):180-195. doi:10.19128/turje.519235
Chicago
Özdemir, Hasan Fehmi, Çetin Toraman, and Ömer Kutlu. 2019. “The Use of Polychoric and Pearson Correlation Matrices in the Determination of Construct Validity of Likert Type Scales”. Turkish Journal of Education 8 (3): 180-95. https://doi.org/10.19128/turje.519235.
EndNote
Özdemir HF, Toraman Ç, Kutlu Ö (July 1, 2019) The use of polychoric and Pearson correlation matrices in the determination of construct validity of Likert type scales. Turkish Journal of Education 8 3 180–195.
IEEE
[1]H. F. Özdemir, Ç. Toraman, and Ö. Kutlu, “The use of polychoric and Pearson correlation matrices in the determination of construct validity of Likert type scales”, TURJE, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 180–195, July 2019, doi: 10.19128/turje.519235.
ISNAD
Özdemir, Hasan Fehmi - Toraman, Çetin - Kutlu, Ömer. “The Use of Polychoric and Pearson Correlation Matrices in the Determination of Construct Validity of Likert Type Scales”. Turkish Journal of Education 8/3 (July 1, 2019): 180-195. https://doi.org/10.19128/turje.519235.
JAMA
1.Özdemir HF, Toraman Ç, Kutlu Ö. The use of polychoric and Pearson correlation matrices in the determination of construct validity of Likert type scales. TURJE. 2019;8:180–195.
MLA
Özdemir, Hasan Fehmi, et al. “The Use of Polychoric and Pearson Correlation Matrices in the Determination of Construct Validity of Likert Type Scales”. Turkish Journal of Education, vol. 8, no. 3, July 2019, pp. 180-95, doi:10.19128/turje.519235.
Vancouver
1.Hasan Fehmi Özdemir, Çetin Toraman, Ömer Kutlu. The use of polychoric and Pearson correlation matrices in the determination of construct validity of Likert type scales. TURJE. 2019 Jul. 1;8(3):180-95. doi:10.19128/turje.519235

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