LibGuides: EDR-8202 v5: Week 6 Resources

Week 6 Resources

Data mining
Frey, B. (2018). The SAGE encyclopedia of educational research, measurement, and evaluation (Vols. 1-4). Thousand Oaks,, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. doi: 10.4135/9781506326139
This source discusses the process of applying algorithms to various data. These techniques can be used for prediction. The exploratory factor analysis is one of those techniques.

TOSSE-R_adapted.sav
You will use this data file to complete this week’s assignment.

Stats II Week 6 Factor Analysis
Lloyd, C. (2021, August 6). Stats II Week 6 Factor Analysis [Video]. Kaltura.This video is meant as a general walkthrough of the process. When you complete your assignment, you'll see that your file utilizes a 22-question TOSSE-R survey instead of the 28-question survey referenced in this video..

Discovering Statistics Using IBM SPSS Statistics by Andy Field
ISBN: 9781526419521
Publication Date: 2018-01-08
Chapter 18 (pp. 569-609) will guide you through conducting an exploratory factor analysis using SPSS. Moreover, it discusses the different results obtained and how to interpret them after conducting the analysis.
This is a Redshelf book which you will access through the Bookshelf on the top navigation bar in the course.

Exploratory factor analysis
Frey, B. (2018). The SAGE encyclopedia of educational research, measurement, and evaluation (Vols. 1-4). Thousand Oaks,, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. doi: 10.4135/9781506326139
Exploratory factor analysis is used to determine the items in a survey that are related to each other, and it is used to develop constructs or factors within the survey.
Principal components and factor analysis
Lawrence S. Meyers, Glenn C. Gamst, & A. J. Guarino. (2013). Performing Data Analysis Using IBM SPSS. Wiley.This source will guide you through the process of conducting factor analysis in SPSS. Factor analysis is used to identify themes or factors in a large set of variables.
Reliability Analysis
Meyers, L. S., Gamst, G. C., & Guarino, A. J. (2013). Reliability Analysis: Internal Consistency In Performing data analysis using IBM SPSS. Wiley & Sons. (pp. 311 - 318)This source will guide you through the process of conducting reliability analysis in SPSS. Moreover, you will be introduced to several techniques for internal consistency like coefficient alpha.
Scree plot
Frey, B. (2018). The SAGE encyclopedia of educational research, measurement, and evaluation (Vols. 1-4). Thousand Oaks,, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. doi: 10.4135/9781506326139
The scree plot is a graphical representation of the numbers that are relevant to the factors related to the principal components of factor analysis.

Supplemental Resources

Academic Success Center (ASC). (2020). Statistics resources. National University.
This LibGuide includes all of the statistics resources curated by NU's Academic Success Center. Use the headings on the left side of this ASC page to navigate to your particular area of need.
Presenting Statistics in Text
This page from the ASC offers support on how to use appropriately the different elements of statistics within text that you write.