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Peer reviewedWatters, Derek A.; And Others – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1990
Factor analysis problems of scales with dichotomous items were illustrated using the Nowicki-Strickland Locus of Control Scale for Children. A different solution than that of R. E. Lindal and P. H. Venables (1983) was obtained, despite using similar samples--2 random samples of 671 and 674 male seventh and eighth graders. (SLD)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Factor Analysis, Grade 7
