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The Cogent3 Study: Examining Gender’s Impact on Education and Cognition Trends in Three American Generations

Posted: | Shana Stites, Hannah Cao, Jeanine Gill, Kristin Harkins, Jonathan Rubright, Jason Flatt

Innovation in Aging, Volume 4, Issue Supplement_1, 2020, Pages 696-697

 

This presentation describes the framework informing our approach and present results from analyses of gender effects in The Health and Retirement Study that examine gender differences in the associations observed between education and cognitive measures in older adults.

Category:Health Professions

One Size Doesn’t Fit All: Using Factor Analysis to Gather Validity Evidence When Using Surveys in Your Research

Posted: | E. Knetka, C. Runyon, S. Eddy

CBE—Life Sciences Education Vol. 18, No. 1

 

This article briefly reviews the aspects of validity that researchers should consider when using surveys. It then focuses on factor analysis, a statistical method that can be used to collect an important type of validity evidence.

Category:Assessment-Oriented Research, Reliability/Validity