A nurse researcher assesses the degree to which individual items on a scale cluster together around multiple dimensions using what?
a. Factor analysis
b. Split-half reliability
c. Cronbach's alpha coefficient
d. Kuder-Richardson coefficient
ANS: A
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A The extent to which a set of items measures the same underlying construct or dimension of a construct and clusters together around one or more dimensions describes factor analytic construct validity.
B This reliability is not associated with factor analysis and construct validity.
C This reliability is not associated with factor analysis and construct validity.
D This reliability is not associated with factor analysis and construct validity.
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