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Generalized Factor Analyses for Contingency Tables. [PDF]

, 2004
Quotient dissimilarities constitute a broad aggregation-invariant family; among them, f-dissimilarities are Euclidean embeddable (Bavaud, 2002). We present a non-linear principal components analysis (NPA) applicable to any quotient dissimilarity, based upon the spectral decomposition of the central inertia. For f-dissimilarities, the same decomposition
B Escofier, F Bavaud, J Aitchison, RD Snee   +3 more
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How to Develop Reliable Instruments to Measure the Cultural Evolution of Preferences and Feelings in History?

Frontiers in Psychology, 2022
While we cannot directly measure the psychological preferences of individuals, and the moral, emotional, and cognitive tendencies of people from the past, we can use cultural artifacts as a window to the zeitgeist of societies in particular historical ...
Mauricio de Jesus Dias Martins, Nicolas Baumard   +1 more
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Health literacy in patients with pulmonary embolism: development and validation of the HeLP (Health Literacy in Pulmonary Embolism)-Questionnaire

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
BackgroundPulmonary embolism (PE) is a common cardiovascular disease and health literacy is necessary to deal with its consequences after the acute event. The aim of this study was to develop and validate a new questionnaire to measure PE-specific health
Simone Fischer, Simone Fischer, Anja Kalch, Constanze Küchler, Aliscia Rebecca Albani, Helena Bilandzic, Dirk Horenkamp-Sonntag, Thomas M. Berghaus, Christine Meisinger, Inge Kirchberger, Inge Kirchberger   +10 more
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Infinite Mixtures of Infinite Factor Analysers [PDF]

Bayesian Analysis, 2020
Published in Bayesian ...
Murphy K., Viroli C., Gormley I. C.
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Predictors of aggression of university students

Health SA Gesondheid: Journal of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, 2020
Background: Post-secondary education forms the backbone of delivering high-powered persons in a country. Students are subjected to high levels of pressure to achieve success.
Chris Myburgh, Marie Poggenpoel, Cornelius M. Fourie   +2 more
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Development of the Reading Comprehension Strategies Questionnaire (RCSQ) for late elementary school students

Frontiers in Psychology, 2023
Late elementary education constitutes a critical period in the development of reading comprehension strategies, a key competence in today’s society.
Rielke Bogaert, Emmelien Merchie, Yves Rosseel, Hilde Van Keer   +3 more
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Second Phase of the Adaptation Process of the Mathematics Self-Efficacy Survey (MSES) for the Mexican–Spanish Language: The Confirmation

Mathematics, 2022
There are great economic benefits and qualities of life when a country invests in the development of professionals in STEM areas. Unfortunately, there is a gender gap, as women are lagging behind their peers, as well as minority groups such as Hispanics,
Gustavo Morán-Soto, Omar Israel González Peña   +1 more
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Psychometric Characteristics of a New Scale for Measuring Self-efficacy in the Regulation of Gambling Behavior

Frontiers in Psychology, 2017
Since its introduction in 1977, self-efficacy has proven to be a fundamental predictor of positive adjustment and achievement in many domains. In problem gambling studies, self-efficacy has been defined mainly as an individual's ability to avoid gambling
Claudio Barbaranelli, Claudio Barbaranelli, Valerio Ghezzi, Roberta Fida, Roberta Fida, Michele Vecchione   +5 more
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Applied Research Automatic Self-Talk Questionnaire for Sports (ASTQS): Development and Preliminary Validation of a Measure Identifying the Structure of Athletes’ Self-Talk [PDF]

, 2009
The aim of the present investigation was to develop an instrument assessing the con­tent and the structure of athletes’ self-talk. The study was conducted in three stages.
Chroni, Stiliani, Hatzigeorgiadis, Antonis, Papaioannou, Athanasios, Theodorakis, Yannis, Zourbanos, Nikos   +4 more
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Quantifying vocabulary learning belief and strategy - A validation study of the Vietnamese version of Gu's (2018) vocabulary learning questionnaire

Heliyon, 2023
Background: The field of language teaching and learning has long recognized the role of vocabulary knowledge in all aspects of language proficiency and indicated that vocabulary beliefs and learning strategies play a pivotal role in learners' vocabulary ...
Nguyen Huynh Trang, Duy Vinh Truong, Hung Tan Ha   +2 more
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