Multiple Imputation of missing values in exploratory factor analysis of multidimensional scales: estimating latent trait scores

• Published in: Anales de psicología (Murcia, Spain) Vol. 32; no. 2; p. 596
• Main Authors: Lorenzo-Seva, Urbano, Van Ginkel, Joost R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Murcia Servicio de Publicaciones, Universidad de Murcia 01.05.2016
• Subjects: Missing data; Questionnaires

Researchers frequently have to analyze scales in which some participants have failed to respond to some items. In this paper we focus on the exploratory factor analysis of multidimensional scales (i.e., scales that consist of a number of subscales) where each subscale is made up of a number of Liker...