TY - BOOK AU - PETT,MARJORIE A. AU - ARENDS,RICHARD I.-LACKEY,NANCY R. TI - MAKING SENSE OF FACTOR ANALYSIS: THE USE OF FACTOR ANALYSIS FOR INSTRUMENT DEVELOPMENT IN HEALTH CARE RESEARCH SN - 076191949X U1 - 610.727 PY - 2003/// CY - ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA PB - SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC. KW - ESTADISTICA MEDICA KW - MEDICINA KW - APARATOS E INSTRUMENTOS KW - MEDICINA CLINICA KW - INVESTIGACIONES N2 - MANY HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONERS ARE AWARE OF THE NEED TO EMPLOY FACTOR ANALYSIS IN ORDER TO DEVELOP MORE SENSITIVE INSTRUMENTS FOR DATA COLLETION. UNFORTUNATELY, FACTOR ANALYSIS IS NOT A UNIDIMENSIONAL APPROACH THAT IS EASILY UNDERSTOOD BY EVEN THE MOST EXPERIENCED OF RESEARCHERS ER -