- Date: 15 July 2018
- Venue: Hotel Royale Chulan, Seremban
- Pre-conference workshop – 9th National Public Health Conference
Speakers
- Dr Zali Mohd Nor, Pacific Rim Objective Measurements Society (PROMS)
- Prof Dr Jamalludin Ab Rahman, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)
Introduction
In human science research, it is not easy to develop a valid measurement scale. Proper development and validation of such scale is crucial. Factor analysis is being used widely to validate scale. Proper understanding of its concept and procedure on using them is crucial. This shall be the aim of this workshop.
Content
Part 1
- Which Validity are You Referring to?
- Instrument Content
- Scoring, Categories/Scales
- Internal validity
- Reliability vs Validity
- External Validity
Part 2
- What is scale?
- What is latent variable?
- Reflective vs. formative construct
- Factoranalysis vs. principal component analysis
- Hands-on