EDS566 ELEMENTS OF FACTOR ANALYSIS AND REL. T
    
       | Course Code: | 4540566 | 
    
       | METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3(3-0) | 
    
       | ECTS Credit: | 8.0 | 
    
       | Department: | Educational Sciences | 
    
       | Language of Instruction: | English | 
    
       | Level of Study: | Graduate | 
    
       | Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. YEÞÝM ÇAPA AYDIN | 
    
       | Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. | 
Course Content
Introduction to basic concepts of factor analysis and related statistical methodology with illustrations using empirical data on SPSS and LISREL statistical packages.  Topics: relevant matrix algebra and statistics. multiple and partial correlation. structural analysis of correlation matrices. component analysis. common factor models. comparative factor analyses. Exploratory versus confirmatory analysis.