Talk About:  Federalism

question 104

Essay

Talk about:  federalism?

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Definitions:

Face Validity

The degree to which an assessment instrument, such as a questionnaire, on its face appears to measure what it is intended to measure. For example, a face-valid measure of sociability might ask about attendance at parties.

Exploratory Factor Analysis

A statistical technique used to identify potentially underlying variable structures within a set of observed variables without a preconceived structure in mind.

Confirmatory Factor Analysis

A statistical method used to test whether a set of observed variables represents a number of underlying factors.