%0 Journal Article %1 Norris2010 %A Norris, Megan %A Lecavalier, Luc %D 2010 %J Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders %K exploratory_factor_analysis multivariate_statisitics %N 1 %P 8--20 %R 10.1007/s10803-009-0816-2 %T Evaluating the Use of Exploratory Factor Analysis in Developmental Disability Psychological Research %U https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-009-0816-2 %V 40 %X Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) is a widely used but poorly understood statistical procedure. This paper described EFA and its methodological variations. Then, key methodological variations were used to evaluate EFA usage over a 10-year period in five leading developmental disabilities journals. Sixty-six studies were located and evaluated on multiple procedural variations. Only 35\% (n = 23) of studies used EFA; principal components analysis was the model used most often (n = 40, 61\%). Orthogonal rotation was used most often (n = 39, 59\%). A large portion of studies ran analyses with a subject: item ratio larger than 5:1 (n = 49, 74\%). Most researchers employed multiple criteria for retaining factors (n = 45, 68\%). Overall, results indicated that published recommendations and guidelines for the use of EFA are largely ignored.

@article{Norris2010, abstract = {Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) is a widely used but poorly understood statistical procedure. This paper described EFA and its methodological variations. Then, key methodological variations were used to evaluate EFA usage over a 10-year period in five leading developmental disabilities journals. Sixty-six studies were located and evaluated on multiple procedural variations. Only 35{\%} (n = 23) of studies used EFA; principal components analysis was the model used most often (n = 40, 61{\%}). Orthogonal rotation was used most often (n = 39, 59{\%}). A large portion of studies ran analyses with a subject: item ratio larger than 5:1 (n = 49, 74{\%}). Most researchers employed multiple criteria for retaining factors (n = 45, 68{\%}). Overall, results indicated that published recommendations and guidelines for the use of EFA are largely ignored.}, added-at = {2020-02-03T13:01:32.000+0100}, author = {Norris, Megan and Lecavalier, Luc}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/21d00de86f441e193b0e4576f2ca7eea7/duerrschnabel}, day = 01, doi = {10.1007/s10803-009-0816-2}, interhash = {de4d492b5bd34c86caeef0bd35276445}, intrahash = {1d00de86f441e193b0e4576f2ca7eea7}, issn = {1573-3432}, journal = {Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders}, keywords = {exploratory_factor_analysis multivariate_statisitics}, month = jan, number = 1, pages = {8--20}, timestamp = {2020-02-03T13:01:32.000+0100}, title = {Evaluating the Use of Exploratory Factor Analysis in Developmental Disability Psychological Research}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-009-0816-2}, volume = 40, year = 2010 }