scholarly journals Classification of determinant factors of irrigated vegetable problems using exploratory factor analysis in Swaida governorate, Syria

2021 ◽  
Vol 117 (4) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Maya AL-ABDALA ◽  
Afraa SALLOWM ◽  
Safwan ABOUASSAF
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽  
Irrigated Agriculture ◽  
Multiple Choice Questions ◽  
Determinant Factors ◽  
Agricultural Employment ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
The Social ◽  
Vegetable Cultivation

<p class="042abstractstekst">The objective of this research was to classify the determinant factors of irrigated vegetable problems and the amount of variance that is explained by each factor in Swaida Governorate/ Syria by using the Exploratory Factor Analysis. The research is based on the data which were collected through questionnaires that were obtained according to the opinions of farmers. It included questions about some of the social and economic characteristics of farmers, and the concerning problems related to irrigated agriculture by using multiple-choice questions (on a 3-point scale) during the 2019-2020 Based on a sample size of 92 farmers, representing 54.9 % of the studied statistical community, and distributed randomly within the areas of spread of irrigated vegetable cultivation.. The results showed the success of using the exploratory factor analysis technique, using the Principal components methodology and Varimax in classifying six factors with an initial eigenvalues greater than one for each, and these factors are: agricultural technological progress, agricultural employment, sale outlets, natural conditions, prices, production requirements. These factors explained (13.21 %, 12.65 %, 12.55 %, 11.12 %, 10.94 %, and 9.85 %) of the total variance respectively, and together explained 70.33 %.</p>

scholarly journals The Novel Paradigm of Economics Driven for Local Smart Sustain Cities Modeling Using Exploratory Factor Analysis and Planning Technique Using Fuzzy Evaluation Decision Making

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 793
Author(s):  
Mode Vasuaninchita ◽  
Varin Vongmanee ◽  
Wanchai Rattanawong
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Local Context ◽  
Fuzzy Evaluation ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
Planning Technique ◽  
Evaluation Decision

The Smart Cities (SCs) models currently widely employed are identical and inconsiderate of Economics Driven (ED), Local Context (LC), and Sustainability (St) factors. These are key factors to driving, constructing, and developing smart cities. This paper presents a process wherein “the Local Smart Sustain Cities Model (LSSCsM)” is combined and modeled with Exploratory Factor Analysis technique (EFA) to design a smart city that fits the local features of a given area. This particular process creates a Smart Cities Model (SCsM) that has unique sustainability and local context factors. This paper also presents the smart cities Priority Action Ranking (PAR) process using Fuzzy Logic Decision Making (FLDM) to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of each smart city economics driver and characteristic and prioritize the direction planning of each factor and characteristic. The resulting smart cities model can then be used as the foundation of sustainable smart cities that avoid the pitfall of using incompatible smart cities models as the base and consequently failing, thus avoiding the extravagant costs associated with an unsuccessful project of such scale.

scholarly journals ROLE OF NGO IN FILLING THE GAP OF GOVERNMENT (A Case Study of Indus Resource Centre khairpur, Sindh Pakistan)

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 4482-4487
Author(s):  
Muhammad SalehMemon ◽  
Nasreen AnisGoraya ◽  
Bushra Fatima Ansari
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽  
Disaster Management ◽  
Sustainable Livelihood ◽  
Human Right ◽  
Rural People ◽  
Government Organization ◽  
Analysis Technique

Role of non- government organization in filling the gap of government was studied through a study conducted on Indus Resource Centre. Government gap is created when some areas are being deprived of Government efforts. The objectives of research were firstly; to analyze the role of IRC in filling the gap of Government and to find out at what extend IRC is effective in fulfilling the needs of rural people. Data was taken from the majority of beneficiaries of the IRC and it was analyzed through the exploratory factor analysis technique with the help of SPSS 16.The overall analysis of study reveals that IRC plays very important role in filling the gap and it is very effective in fulfilling the needs of rural people by providing education facilities, human right awareness, sustainable livelihood, health and disaster management.

scholarly journals DIFERENCIAS DE HABILIDADES SOCIALES ENTRE ADOLESCENTES DE LAS UNIDADES EDUCATIVAS FISCALES Y PARTICULARES

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 59
Author(s):  
Eliana María Carrera Garcés ◽  
Helder Marcel Barrera Erreyes
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Social Skills ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Social Environments ◽  
Adolescent Women ◽  
School Year ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
The Social ◽  
Las Mujeres

Las habilidades sociales que se generan en los adolescentes son de crucial importancia para la comunicación e intercambio de ideas en diversos ambientes sociales con el fin de expresar sus sentimientos, actitudes, deseos, opiniones; respetando las  conductas de sus semejantes y siendo capaces de resolver conflictos de manera inmediata minimizando así la probabilidad de futuros problemas. Los objetivos de la presente investigación son obtener la validez y las dimensiones del constructor de la escala de habilidades sociales, además buscar diferencias significativas entre los adolescentes de bachillerato general unificado que estudian en instituciones fiscales y particulares de la ciudad de Ambato, provincia de Tungurahua en el primer quimestre del año lectivo 2019-2020. Se contó con la colaboración de 506 estudiantes a quienes se aplicó la encuesta, de los cuales 258 pertenecen a instituciones fiscales y  248 a particulares, en total 264 hombres y 242 mujeres. La técnica utilizada es multivariante del análisis factorial exploratorio en búsqueda de las dimensiones, y para identificar las diferencias el estadístico t de Student para muestras independientes. Los resultados de la confiabilidad del instrumento fueron de α= 0,795 y con el análisis factorial exploratorio se encontró dos dimensiones, las habilidades de resolución de conflictos y asertividad, y la segunda habilidades comunicativas o relacionales con una varianza total explicada del 50,37%. Adicionalmente, se encontró que los adolescentes que estudian en las unidades educativas particulares tienen mayores habilidades sociales que los adolescentes de las unidades educativas fiscales; y de manera general las mujeres adolescentes tienen mayores habilidades sociales que los hombres sin tomar en cuenta el tipo de unidad educativa. PALABRAS CLAVE: habilidades sociales; adolescencia; unidades educativas. DIFFERENCES OF SOCIAL SKILLS BETWEEN ADOLESCENTS OF THE FISCAL AND PARTICULAR EDUCATIONAL UNITS ABSTRACT The social skills that are generated in adolescents are of crucial importance for the communication and exchange of ideas in various social environments in order to express their feelings, attitudes, desires, opinions; respecting the behavior of their peers and being able to resolve conflicts immediately thus minimizing the probability of future problems. The objectives of the present investigation are to obtain the validity and the dimensions of the social skills scale, in addition to looking for specific differences between the adolescents who study in fiscal and particular educational units of the city of Ambato, province of Tungurahua in the first quarter of the 2019-2020 school year. There was the collaboration of 506 students to whom the survey was applied, of which 258 belong to fiscal educational units and 248 individuals belong to particular educational units, in total 264 men and 242 women. The technique identified is multivariate of the exploratory factor analysis in search of the dimensions, and to identify the differences the Student t statistic for independent samples. The instrument's reliability results were α = 0.795 and with the exploratory factor analysis two dimensions were found, conflict resolution and assertiveness skills, and the second communicative or relational skills with a total explained variance of 50.37%. In addition, it is found that adolescents studying in particular educational units have greater social skills than adolescents of fiscal educational units; and in general, adolescent women have greater social skills than men regardless of the type of educational unit. KEYWORDS: social skills; adolescence; educational units.

scholarly journals ANALISIS NILAI SOSIAL PADA NOVEL BILA MALAM BERTAMBAH MALAM KARYA PUTU WIJAYA DENGAN PENDEKATAN MIMETIK

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 434-466
Author(s):  
Muyassaroh Muyassaroh ◽  
Yunita Pratama W. N. ◽  
Alvira Jasmin E. F. ◽  
Citra Ika Prasetya
Keyword(s):  
Social Values ◽  
Literary Work ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Check List ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Research Article ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
The Social ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive

Every literary work must have the social values ​​of life contained in it, whether conveyed implicitly or explicitly.  Like the novel Bila Malam Bertambah Malam by Putu Wijaya, it contains many social values ​​and so on.  With these problems, this research article is written to discuss "Analysis of Social Values ​​in the novel Bila Malam Bertambah Malam by Putu Wijaya using the mimetic approach”. This research was conducted using qualitative descriptive research methods.  Data collection techniques carried out, in the form of documentation, as well as research instruments were the researchers themselves using a check list of the classification of research materials and notes of observations.  The data analysis technique in this study is a descriptive interpretive technique, where the researcher tries to describe the opinions and views that are on an object of research.  This article aims to find out the social values ​​contained in the novel Bila Malam Bertambah Malam by Putu Wijaya.  The results of this study indicate that social problems cannot be separated from the relationships that accompany them.  These relationships include human problems with humans, human problems with oneself and human problems with culture.

Factor Analysis

2021 ◽  
pp. 115-119
Author(s):  
Ulf Liebe
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
General Intelligence ◽  
Latent Constructs ◽  
The Social ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Mental Abilities ◽  
Data Reduction Method

This chapter examines factor analysis, which is used to test whether a set of observable or manifest variables can measure one or more unobservable or latent constructs that they have in common. Such constructs are called factors. Factor analysis is therefore a data reduction method. In its foundation period, factor analysis was often applied to the study of general intelligence and mental abilities. Nowadays factor analysis is a workhorse for quantitative research in the social sciences, humanities, and natural sciences. There are two types of factor analysis: exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis. Exploratory factor analysis is used for examining the underlying structures in a set of variables. Confirmatory factor analysis is used to test theoretical hypotheses; the researcher assumes that variables are interrelated in a specific way and uses factor analysis to find out whether the assumption is supported by the data — i.e. to what extent the data fits the predefined structure.

scholarly journals Application of exploratory factor analysis to assess fish consumption in a university community

2013 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erika da Silva Maciel ◽  
Luciana Kimie Savay-da-Silva ◽  
Júlia Santos Vasconcelos ◽  
Juliana Antunes Galvão ◽  
Jaqueline Girnos Sonati ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Principal Components ◽  
Fish Consumption ◽  
Assessment Instrument ◽  
Multiple Choice Questions ◽  
Process Data ◽  
Good Internal Consistency ◽  
University Community

The objective of this research was to use the technique of Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) for the adequacy of a tool for the assessment of fish consumption and the characteristics involved in this process. Data were collected during a campaign to encourage fish consumption in Brazil with the voluntarily participation of members of a university community. An assessment instrument consisting of multiple-choice questions and a five-point Likert scale was designed and used to measure the importance of certain attributes that influence the choice and consumption of fish. This study sample was composed of of 224 individuals, the majority were women (65.6%). With regard to the frequency of fish consumption, 37.67% of the volunteers interviewed said they consume the product two or three times a month, and 29.6% once a week. The Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) was used to group the variables; the extraction was made using the principal components and the rotation using the Quartimax method. The results show clusters in two main constructs, quality and consumption with Cronbach Alpha coefficients of 0.75 and 0.69, respectively, indicating good internal consistency.

scholarly journals Translation of social and occupational functioning scale for epilepsy into Portuguese – Brazil

2017 ◽  
Vol 75 (9) ◽  
pp. 639-648
Author(s):  
Patricia Fernandes ◽  
Carolina Meiga ◽  
Anderson de Castro Peres ◽  
Cesar Augusto Taconeli ◽  
Renato Nickel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Cultural Adaptation ◽  
Social Activities ◽  
Occupational Functioning ◽  
Five Dimensions ◽  
Translation Study ◽  
The Social ◽  
Original Scale

ABSTRACT Epilepsy has important consequences on functionality and social activities. There are few evaluation tools for this purpose. This study aimed to translate the Social and Occupational Functioning Scale for Epilepsy. It is a translation study, for which Beaton et al’s. guidelines were used. Sixty patients over 18 years of age, with a confirmed diagnosis of epilepsy, were evaluated. The analysis of internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha) showed values between 0.55 and 0.72 associated with the original dimensions of the instrument, while the five dimensions identified by the results of an exploratory factor analysis showed values between 0.60 and 0.68, with different grouping of the structures of the original scale. Respondents had no difficulty answering the translated version of the Social and Occupational Functioning Scale for Epilepsy, but the statistics show the need for cultural adaptation to the Brazilian population.

scholarly journals FACTORS DETERMINING STUDENTS DECISION TO USE DIGITAL WALLETS

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 48
Author(s):  
Sharon Kumaratih Dewi Wardoyo ◽  
Tamariska Cimberly Lumawir ◽  
Regina Manopo
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
College Student ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
Digital Wallets

This study aims to find out what factors determine student decisions to use digital wallets. This study uses a qualitative approach to identify variables and a quantitative to classify variables into factors. This study took students studying in Indonesia as a sample, and 11 students underwent interviews and 309 students who became questionnaire respondents. After conducting the interview, 36 variables appear. Only 18 variables meet the value of communalities for further analysis to determine the factors determining the decision using the Exploratory Factor Analysis technique. The results of this study found that six factors determine the decision to use digital wallets by students, namely Primary Needs, Utilities Spending, Convenience, Education, E-Commerce, and Behavioral Shifting. The factor that most influences students' decisions to use digital wallets is the Primary Needs.   Keywords : Behavioral Shifting, College Student, Convenience, Digital Wallets, E-Commerce, Education, Primary Needs, Utilities Spending                    

Comparative Perspectives on CSR 2.0 in the Contexts of Galicia and North of Portugal

2017 ◽  
pp. 165-186
Author(s):  
María Dolores Sánchez-Fernández ◽  
José Ramón Cardona ◽  
Valentín-Alejandro Martínez-Fernández
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Quantitative Study ◽  
Institutional Context ◽  
Structural Equations ◽  
Institutional Pressures ◽  
Responsible Behavior ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
The Social ◽  
Structural Equations Models ◽  
The Relationship

The social responsible behavior of three, four- and five star hotels located in two different regions belonging to two adjacent countries, Galicia (Spain) and Northern Portugal (Portugal) are compared in this investigation. A factor analysis technique along with the Structural Equations Models (SEM) methodology was applied in order to carry out this research. It is a quantitative study which measures the relationship between CSR (Gallardo, Sanchez, & Corchuelo, 2013) and the institutional context (Kostova & Roth, 2002; Llamas-Sanchez, García-Morales, & Martin-Tapia, 2013; Vargas-Sánchez & Riquel-Ligero, 2015) which relate on the basis of a model proposed for this research. The main conclusions show that the hotels under study have different social responsible behavior depending on their location and the institutional context. The regions under study are delimited by the unequal influence of institutional pressures.

scholarly journals Analysing the causes of corruption in the Malaysian construction industry

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 1823-1847
Author(s):  
Jeffrey Boon Hui Yap ◽  
Kai Yee Lee ◽  
Martin Skitmore
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Project Delivery ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Leadership Culture ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
The Social ◽  
Unique Nature ◽  
Principal Factors ◽  
Competitive Nature

Purpose Corruption continues to be a pervasive stain on the construction industry in developing countries worldwide, jeopardising project performance and with wide-ranging negative implications for all facets of society. As such, this study aims to identify and analyse the causes of corruption in the construction sector of an emerging economy such as Malaysia, as it is crucial to uncover the specific facilitating factors involved to devise effective counter strategies. Design/methodology/approach Following a detailed literature review, 18 causes of corruption are identified. The results of an opinion survey within the Malaysian construction industry are further reported to rank and analyse the causes. The factor analysis technique is then applied to uncover the principal factors involved. Findings The results indicate that all the considered causes are perceived to be significant, with the most critical causes being avarice, relationships between parties, lack of ethical standards, an intense competitive nature and the involvement of a large amount of money. A factor analysis reveals four major causal dimensions of these causes, comprising the unique nature of the construction industry and the extensive competition involved; unscrupulous leadership, culture and corruption perception; a flawed legal system and lack of accountability; and ineffective enforcement and an inefficient official bureaucracy. Research limitations/implications The study presents the Malaysian construction industry’s view of the causes of corruption. Therefore, the arguments made in the study are influenced by the social, economic and cultural settings of Malaysia, which may limit generalisation of the findings. Practical implications This paper helps stakeholders understand the root causes and underlying dimensions of corruption in the construction industry, especially in Malaysia. Recommendations for changing cultures that may be conducive to corrupt practices, and anti-corruption measures, are suggested based on the findings of the research. Originality/value These findings can guide practitioners and researchers in addressing the impediments that give rise to the vulnerability of the construction industry to corrupt practices and understanding the “red flags” in project delivery.

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