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| Autor/inn/en | Koyuncu, Ilhan; Kilic, Abdullah Faruk |
|---|---|
| Titel | Classification of Scale Items with Exploratory Graph Analysis and Machine Learning Methods |
| Quelle | In: International Journal of Assessment Tools in Education, 8 (2021) 4, S.928-947 (20 Seiten)
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| Zusatzinformation | ORCID (Koyuncu, Ilhan) ORCID (Kilic, Abdullah Faruk) |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
| ISSN | 2148-7456 |
| Schlagwörter | Classification; Graphs; Factor Analysis; Decision Making; Factor Structure; Validity; Monte Carlo Methods; Simulation; Evaluation Methods; Goodness of Fit; Item Analysis; Artificial Intelligence |
| Abstract | In exploratory factor analysis, although the researchers decide which items belong to which factors by considering statistical results, the decisions taken sometimes can be subjective in case of having items with similar factor loadings and complex factor structures. The aim of this study was to examine the validity of classifying items into dimensions with exploratory graph analysis (EGA), which has been used in determining the number of dimensions in recent years and machine learning methods. A Monte Carlo simulation was performed with a total number of 96 simulation conditions including average factor loadings, sample size, number of items per dimension, number of dimensions, and distribution of data. Percent correct and Kappa concordance values were used in the evaluation of the methods. When the findings obtained for different conditions were evaluated together, it was seen that the machine learning methods gave results comparable to those of EGA. Machine learning methods showed high performance in terms of percent correct values, especially in small and medium-sized samples. In all conditions where the average factor loading was .70, BayesNet, Naive Bayes, RandomForest, and RseslibKnn methods showed accurate classification performances above 80% like EGA method. BayesNet, Simple Logistic and RBFNetwork methods also demonstrated acceptable or high performance under many conditions. In general, Kappa concordance values also supported these results. The results revealed that machine learning methods can be used for similar conditions to examine whether the distribution of items across factors is done accurately or not. (As Provided). |
| Anmerkungen | International Journal of Assessment Tools in Education. Pamukkale University, Faculty of Education, Kinikli Campus, Denizli 20070, Turkey. e-mail: ijate.editor@gmail.com; Web site: https://ijate.net/index.php/ijate |
| Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
| Update | 2024/1/01 |
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