Abstract
Method variance in multitrait-multimethod (MTMM) data is often assessed by comparing the monomethod-heterotrait correlations to the heteromethod-hereotrait correlations in the MTMM matrix. Alternatively, method variance can be assessed within a confirmatory factor analysis of the MTMM data. Is is shown that these two approaches are dissimilar theoretically and may give inconsistent assessments of method variance in practice
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PsychologyVariance (accounting)EconometricsStatisticsMathematicsEconomics
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- 1990
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- 75
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- 3
- Pages
- 350-353
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Roger E. Millsap
(1990).
A cautionary note on the detection of method variance in multitrait-multimethod data..
Journal of Applied Psychology
, 75
(3)
, 350-353.
https://doi.org/10.1037/0021-9010.75.3.350
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- DOI
- 10.1037/0021-9010.75.3.350