Three common pitfalls in psychometric validation: PCA misuse, orthogonal rotation, and skipping confirmatory factor analysis

Nursing Practice Today · Published 2026-07-28 · DOI 10.18502/npt.v13i3.22126

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Reza Ghanei Gheshlagh

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2026

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Gheshlagh, R. (2026). Three common pitfalls in psychometric validation: PCA misuse, orthogonal rotation, and skipping confirmatory factor analysis. Nursing Practice Today. https://doi.org/10.18502/npt.v13i3.22126

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