Analysis Techniques for Exploratory Use of the Multitrait-Multimethod Matrix

作者：Michael L. Ray, Roger M. Heeler · 发表于：Educational and Psychological Measurement · 年份：1975 · DOI：10.1177/001316447503500203 · 被引用次数：17 · 研究领域：Sensory Analysis and Statistical Methods、Psychometric Methodologies and Testing、Statistical Methods and Applications

Methods for analyzing the multitrait-multimethod matrix are reviewed and the results of their application to a classic data set are compared. It is shown that different analysis methods can yield different validity conclusions, and that the results obtained are partly dependent on the subjective judgments of the users. It is proposed that several analysis methods should be used in tandem on each data set and their results should be examined for convergence. Multitrait-multimethod matrices should be examined in an exploratory as well as validity testing mode so as not to waste their rich data content.