Observed Variable
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(You should have read the EFA chapter in T&F and should read the CFA chapter.) Observed VariableA variable whose values are observable. Examples: IQ Test scores (Scores are directly observable), GREV, GREQ, GREA, UGPA, Minnesota Job Satisfaction Scale, Affective Commitment Scale, Gender, Questionnaire items. Latent VariableA variable, i.e., characteristic, presumed to exist, but whose values are NOT observable. A Factor in Factor Analysis literature. A characteristic of people that is not directly observable. Intelligence, Depression, Job Satisfaction, Affective Commitment, Tendency to display affective state No direct observation of values of latent variables is possible. Brain states? Brain chemistry? Indicator An observed variable whose values are assumed to be related to the values of a latent variable. Reflective IndicatorAn observed variable whose values are partially determined by, i.e., are influenced by or reflect, the values of a latent variable. For example, responses to Conscientiousness items are assumed to reflect a person’s Conscientiousness. Formative IndicatorAn observed variable whose values partially determine, i.e., cause or form, the values of a latent variable. Exogenous Variable (Ex = Out)A variable whose values originate from / are caused by influences outside the model, i.e., are not explained within the theory with which we’re working. That is, a variable whose variation we don’t attempt to explain or predict by whatever theory we’re working with. Causes of exogenous variable originate outside the model. Exogenous variables can be observed or latent. Directory: faculty faculty -> Dsci 3870: Management Science faculty -> Handling Indivisibilities faculty -> Course overview faculty -> Curriculum vitae wei chen professor faculty -> Digital image warping faculty -> Samples of Elements Exam Question III contains All Prior Exam Qs III except faculty -> 【Education&Working Experience】 faculty -> References Abe, M., A. Kitoh and T. Yasunari, 2003: An evolution of the Asian summer monsoon associated with mountain uplift —Simulation with the mri atmosphere-ocean coupled gcm. J. Meteor. Soc. Japan, 81 faculty -> Ralph R. Ferraro Chief, Satellite Climate Studies Branch, noaa/nesdis faculty -> Unit IV text: Types of Oil, Types of Prices Grammar: that/those of, with revision Download 260.92 Kb. Share with your friends:
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