A Test of the Uni-dimensionality of Various Political Scales through Factor Analysis
A Research Note
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6238819 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Matthew Dunn (0000-0001-5349-5252, University of Alberta), M James Dunn, Rodney Schneck (University of Alberta), Jan Lawson, Jan B Lawson (University of Alberta) |
| Year | 1973 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 664-669 |
| Publication date | 1973-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Canadian Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0008-4239 • E-ISSN: 1744-9324 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0008423900040518 |
| OpenAlex | W2024564556 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 8 |
Contemporary political science is increasingly interested in the problem of empirical measurement and at various times researchers need scales to measure political attitudes and behaviour. In this process the Canadian political scientist is faced with two alternatives: (1) he can develop new scales, or (2) he can use existing measures from the literature which in most cases mean using scales empirically developed and used in the United States
Curse of dimensionality · Data mining · Econometrics · Economics · Geography · Measure (data warehouse · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Scale (ratio · Social science · Sociology · Statistics · Test (biology · Computer Science · Evaluation and Performance Assessment · Law · Mathematics · Public Administration and Governance
Communism, conformity, and civil liberties
Handbook of Social Psychology
Measures of political attitudes
Methodology in social research
Methodology for Social Research
Political Activity of American Citizens
Powerlessness and Political Negativism
Small Businessmen, Political Tolerance, and Support for McCarthy
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,1 |
| Citation span | 1978 - 2012 (35) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |