Using principal component analysis to validate psychological scales: Bad statistical habits we should have broken yesterday II
Stefan L.K. Gruijters
Abstract
In this short paper, I review some reasons why the use of PCA finds little justication in the context of validating psychological scales. I make a case for the burgeoning use of better alternatives such as confirmatory factor analysis(CFA).
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