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Gulliksen's pool: A quick tool for preliminary detection of problematic items in item factor analysis

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    Identifier: imarina:9385419
    Authors:
    Ferrando, Pere JLorenzo-Seva, UrbanoBargallo-Escriva, M Teresa
    Abstract:
    Exploratory factor analysis is widely used for item analysis in the earlier stages of scale development, usually with large pools of items. In this scenario, the presence of inappropriate or ineffective items can hamper the process of analysis, making it very difficult to correctly assess dimensionality and structure. To minimize, this (quite frequent) problem, we propose and implement a simple procedure designed to flag potentially problematic items before we specify any particular factorial solution. The procedure defines regions of item appropriateness and efficiency based on the combined impact of two prior item features: extremeness and consistency. The general proposal is related to the most widely used frameworks for item analysis. The limits of the appropriateness regions are obtained by extensive simulation in conditions that mimic those found in applications. An Item Response Theory index of prior item efficiency is then defined, and a combined approach for selecting the most effective and problem-free item sub-set is proposed. The proposal is useful to normal-range measures, such as questionnaire surveys that elicit reports about non-extreme attitudes, facts, beliefs or states, or personality questionnaires that measure normal-range constructs. The procedure is implemented in a freeware software.
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    Author, as appears in the article.: Ferrando, Pere J; Lorenzo-Seva, Urbano; Bargallo-Escriva, M Teresa
    Department: Psicologia
    URV's Author/s: Bargalló Escrivà, Maria Teresa / Ferrando Piera, Pere Joan / Lorenzo Seva, Urbano
    Keywords: redundancy Redundanc Response theory
    Abstract: Exploratory factor analysis is widely used for item analysis in the earlier stages of scale development, usually with large pools of items. In this scenario, the presence of inappropriate or ineffective items can hamper the process of analysis, making it very difficult to correctly assess dimensionality and structure. To minimize, this (quite frequent) problem, we propose and implement a simple procedure designed to flag potentially problematic items before we specify any particular factorial solution. The procedure defines regions of item appropriateness and efficiency based on the combined impact of two prior item features: extremeness and consistency. The general proposal is related to the most widely used frameworks for item analysis. The limits of the appropriateness regions are obtained by extensive simulation in conditions that mimic those found in applications. An Item Response Theory index of prior item efficiency is then defined, and a combined approach for selecting the most effective and problem-free item sub-set is proposed. The proposal is useful to normal-range measures, such as questionnaire surveys that elicit reports about non-extreme attitudes, facts, beliefs or states, or personality questionnaires that measure normal-range constructs. The procedure is implemented in a freeware software.
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    licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
    Author's mail: perejoan.ferrando@urv.cat urbano.lorenzo@urv.cat mariateresa.bargallo@estudiants.urv.cat mariateresa.bargallo@estudiants.urv.cat
    Author identifier: 0000-0002-3133-5466 0000-0001-5369-3099 0000-0003-0880-8920 0000-0003-0880-8920
    Record's date: 2024-10-12
    Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
    Link to the original source: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0290611
    Papper original source: Plos One. 18 (8): e0290611-
    APA: Ferrando, Pere J; Lorenzo-Seva, Urbano; Bargallo-Escriva, M Teresa (2023). Gulliksen's pool: A quick tool for preliminary detection of problematic items in item factor analysis. Plos One, 18(8), e0290611-. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0290611
    Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
    Article's DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0290611
    Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
    Journal publication year: 2023
    Publication Type: Journal Publications
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    Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Miscellaneous),Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (Miscellaneous),Biology,Medicine (Miscellaneous),Multidisciplinary,Multidisciplinary Sciences
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    Redundanc
    Response theory
    Administração pública e de empresas, ciências contábeis e turismo
    Administração, ciências contábeis e turismo
    Agricultural and biological sciences (miscellaneous)
    Anthropology
    Antropologia / arqueologia
    Archaeology
    Arquitetura, urbanismo e design
    Astronomia / física
    Biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology (miscellaneous)
    Biodiversidade
    Biology
    Biotecnología
    Ciência da computação
    Ciência de alimentos
    Ciência política e relações internacionais
    Ciências agrárias i
    Ciências ambientais
    Ciências biológicas i
    Ciências biológicas ii
    Ciências biológicas iii
    Ciências sociais aplicadas i
    Comunicação e informação
    Demography
    Direito
    Economia
    Educação
    Educação física
    Enfermagem
    Engenharias i
    Engenharias ii
    Engenharias iii
    Engenharias iv
    Ensino
    Environmental studies
    Farmacia
    General agricultural and biological sciences
    General biochemistry,genetics and molecular biology
    General medicine
    Geociências
    Geografía
    Historia
    History & philosophy of science
    Human geography and urban studies
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    Interdisciplinary research in the social sciences
    Letras / linguística
    Linguística e literatura
    Matemática / probabilidade e estatística
    Materiais
    Medicina i
    Medicina ii
    Medicina iii
    Medicina veterinaria
    Medicine (miscellaneous)
    Multidisciplinary
    Multidisciplinary sciences
    Nutrição
    Odontología
    Planejamento urbano e regional / demografia
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