Cronbach Alpha
Cronbach Alpha
SE5 SE4
Risk and uncertainty UA3 RUA1
avoidance
RA3 RUA2
UA2 RUA3
Perceived risk and PR1 PRU1
uncertainty
PR2 PRU2
PU3 PRU3
PU2 PRU4
Descriptives
Descriptive Statistics
First thing first, we will take the Cronbach Alpha Cronbach’s alpha is a measure
of internal consistency, that is, how closely related a set of items are as a group.
It is considered to be a measure of scale reliability. Cronbach's alpha is the most
common measure of internal consistency ("reliability"). It is most commonly used when you
have multiple Likert questions in a survey/questionnaire that form a scale and you wish to
determine if the scale is reliable. We need to take the Cronbach Alpha before the EFA to test
the raliabiltity.
- Biến II
Reliability Statistics
Cronbach's
Alpha N of Items
.876 4
Item-Total Statistics
Cronbach's
Scale Mean if Scale Variance Corrected Item- Alpha if Item
Item Deleted if Item Deleted Total Correlation Deleted
The alpha coefficient for the four items is .876, suggesting that the items have
relatively high internal consistency. (A reliability coefficient of .6 or higher is
considered “acceptable” in most social science research situations.)
The first column indicates the observed variables to be included to verify the
scale reliability. The 2nd column is Corrected Item Total Correction. The values
in this column must be greater than or equal to 0.3, new observation variables
contribute to building the reliability of the scale, if the observation variable has a
relative value variable in total less than 0.3 then we will remove it.
As previously mentioned, the more the Cronbach alpha value is, the more
reliable the scale is. Should in the event that the occurrence of an observation
variable with a CAFD value greater than the Cronbach Alpha coefficient of the
initial scale (in the table Reliability Statistic) means that if the observer is
abandoned, the scale willi ncrease the reliability. If corrected Item Total
Correction of variables is less than 0.3, we should leave that variable. With the
results here have a value greater than 0.3, we will retain it.
We will apply the same procedure with others variable and we will have the
following results.
- Biến PI
Reliability Statistics
Cronbach's
Alpha N of Items
.803 4
Item-Total Statistics
Cronbach's
Scale Mean if Scale Variance Corrected Item- Alpha if Item
Item Deleted if Item Deleted Total Correlation Deleted
The alpha coefficient for the four items is .803, suggesting that the items have
relatively high internal consistency. The corrected Item – Total Correclation >0.3
and The Cronbach Alpha If Item Deleted < Cronbach Alpha
- Biến SE
Reliability Statistics
Cronbach's
Alpha N of Items
.795 4
Item-Total Statistics
Cronbach's
Scale Mean if Scale Variance Corrected Item- Alpha if Item
Item Deleted if Item Deleted Total Correlation Deleted
- Biến RUA
Reliability Statistics
Cronbach's
Alpha N of Items
.809 3
Item-Total Statistics
Cronbach's
Scale Mean if Scale Variance Corrected Item- Alpha if Item
Item Deleted if Item Deleted Total Correlation Deleted
- Biến PRU
Reliability Statistics
Cronbach's
Alpha N of Items
.739 4
Item-Total Statistics
Cronbach's
Scale Mean if Scale Variance Corrected Item- Alpha if Item
Item Deleted if Item Deleted Total Correlation Deleted
EFA stands for Exploratory Factor Analysis. Factor analysis can be used to find meaningful patterns
within a large amount of data. It’s possible that you will find that a certain group of questions seem to
cluster together. Exploratory factor analysis is a statistical technique that is used to
reduce data to a smaller set of summary variables and to explore the underlying
theoretical structure of the phenomena. It is used to identify the structure of the
relationship between the variable and the respondent.
With the reliability test of the Cronbach Alpha scale, we evaluate the relationship
between variables in the same group, the same factor, rather than considering the
relationship between all of the observed variables in other factors. In the meanwhile,
EFA considers the relationship between variables in all groups (different factors) to
detect the variables that upload the multiple factors or the misrepresentation of the
element from the beginning.
1. factor extraction
2. factor rotation
df 171
Sig. .000
Communalities
Initial Extraction
Rotation Sums of
Squared
Initial Eigenvalues Extraction Sums of Squared Loadings Loadingsa
Pattern Matrixa
Factor
1 2 3 4 5
II3 .873
II2 .833
II1 .762
II4 .757
PI3 .757
PI2 .751
PI1 .703
PI4 .641
SE1 .873
SE2 .700
SE4 .648
SE3 .592
RUA1 .819
RUA2 .730
RUA3 .713
PRU2 .718
PRU3 .669
PRU1 .621
PRU4 .544
The Eigenvalue number is a common use criterion for determining the number of factors in EFA
analysis. With this criterion, the factors which have Eigenvalue greater than or equal to 1 are
retained in the model.
Total Variance Explained greater than or equal to 50% for teachers of EFA models is
appropriate. The value of the variable is 100%, which has been showing how many% of the
elements were condensed and how much losses were lost of the observed variables.
Coefficient of loading (Factor Loading) greater than or equal to 0.5. Factor Loading: This value
represents the correlation relationship between the observed variable with the factors. The higher
the coefficient of Factor Loading, which means the correlation between the observer variable and
the larger the factor, and opposite.
According to Hair & ctg(2009,116), Multivariate Data Analysus, 7th Edtion, we have:
- Factor Loading = +- 0.3 : Minimum conditions for the observations to be retained
- Factor Loading at +- 0.5: The observation variable has a good statistical significance\
- Factor Loading at +- 0.7: The observation variable has a very good statistical significance
In fact, it is common to take loading factors 0.5 as standard with sample size from 120 to below
350. We will therefore take 0.5
Bước 3: Phân tích CFA
After finishing EFA, we have Pattern Matrix, we will use this table to conduct CFA (Confirmatory Factor
Analysis). Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) is a multivariate statistical procedure that is used to test
how well the measured variables represent the number of constructs. Confirmatory factor analysis
(CFA) and exploratory factor analysis (EFA) are similar techniques, but in exploratory factor analysis
(EFA), data is simply explored and provides information about the numbers of factors required to
represent the data. In exploratory factor analysis, all measured variables are related to every latent
variable. But in confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), researchers can specify the number of factors
required in the data and which measured variable is related to which latent variable. Confirmatory
factor analysis (CFA) is a tool that is used to confirm or reject the measurement theory. Confirmatory
factor analysis has become established as an important analysis tool for many areas of the social
and behavioral sciences.
CMIN
RMR, GFI
Baseline Comparisons
RFI TLI
NFI IFI
Model rho rho CFI
Delta1 Delta2
1 2
Default model .805 .765 .929 .912 .927
Saturated model 1.000 1.000 1.000
Independence
.000 .000 .000 .000 .000
model
RMSEA
LO
Model RMSEA HI 90 PCLOSE
90
Default model .062 .043 .080 .141
Independence
.209 .197 .221 .000
model
According to Hu & Bentler (1999). Cutoff Criteria for fit Indexes in covariance structure analysis:
Conventional criteria versus new alternatives, structural Equation Modeling, we have criteria có evaluate
Model Fit, include:
Bước 4: SEM
We have 3 main results here include: Regression Weights, Standardized Regression Weights,
Squared Multiple Correlations.
Estimate
PRU <--- SE .221
PRU <--- RUA .343
PRU <--- PI -.286
II <--- PI .546
II <--- PRU -.054
II3 <--- II .852
II2 <--- II .897
II1 <--- II .794
II4 <--- II .655
PI3 <--- PI .901
PI2 <--- PI .595
PI1 <--- PI .650
PI4 <--- PI .668
SE1 <--- SE .788
SE2 <--- SE .765
SE4 <--- SE .653
SE3 <--- SE .607
RUA
<--- RUA .850
1
Estimate
RUA
<--- RUA .784
2
RUA
<--- RUA .672
3
PRU2 <--- PRU .560
PRU3 <--- PRU .652
PRU1 <--- PRU .711
PRU4 <--- PRU .641
Continuing in consideration to the universal standardized Regression Weights
table, this is the normalized recovery coefficient table. We will rely on the
regression factor in this table. In the turn that impacts PRU, the order of
variables impacts descending as follows: SE, RUA, PI. In the turn that impacts
II, the order of variables impacts descending as follows: PI, PRU
Estimate
PRU .290
II .318
PRU4 .411
PRU1 .505
PRU3 .425
PRU2 .313
RUA
.452
3
RUA
.615
2
RUA
.722
1
SE3 .368
SE4 .426
SE2 .585
SE1 .621
PI4 .446
PI1 .422
PI2 .354
PI3 .812
II4 .429
II1 .631
II2 .804
Estimate
II3 .726
RUA SE PI PRU II
PRU .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
II -.018 -.012 .015 .000 .000
-.18
PRU4 .220 .142 .000 .000
4
-.20
PRU1 .244 .157 .000 .000
3
-.18
PRU3 .224 .144 .000 .000
7
-.16
PRU2 .192 .124 .000 .000
0
RUA
.000 .000 .000 .000 .000
3
RUA
.000 .000 .000 .000 .000
2
RUA
.000 .000 .000 .000 .000
1
SE3 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
SE4 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
SE2 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
SE1 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
PI4 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
PI1 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
PI2 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
PI3 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
II4 -.012 -.008 .367 -.035 .000
II1 -.015 -.009 .446 -.043 .000
II2 -.017 -.011 .503 -.048 .000
II3 -.016 -.010 .478 -.046 .000
In the end we consider the Squared Multiple Correlations table. This table represents the average R-
value of the impact of the independent variables on the dependent variables. The R squared value of
PRU is 0.29 = 29%, so the independent variables impact to 29% of the PRU variation. Similarly, The R
squared value of II is 0.318 = 31.8%, so the independent variables impact to 31.8% of the II variation