Hello,
May I have a couple of questions related to the command "factor" in the Stata 18.0 software.
Q1. Does the Stata automatically reverse the negative sentences with the Likert Scale response.
(eg. I have 4 items.
item1: I like apples...5 points Likert scale responses (strongly disagree=1 ...strongly agree=5)
item 2: I dislike oranges...5 points Likert scale responses (strongly disagree=1 ...strongly agree=5)
item 3: I like coconuts points Likert scale responses (strongly disagree=1 ...strongly agree=5)
And in this example, should I reverse code item 2 before performing factor analysis (i.e., strongly disagree=5 - strongly agree=1)?
OR I just used as it is for item 2 (strongly disagree=1 ...strongly agree=5) and use command "factor", assuming Stata's "factor" command auto reverse the item?
Thank you so much and I look forward to have responses on this.
wwm
May I have a couple of questions related to the command "factor" in the Stata 18.0 software.
Q1. Does the Stata automatically reverse the negative sentences with the Likert Scale response.
(eg. I have 4 items.
item1: I like apples...5 points Likert scale responses (strongly disagree=1 ...strongly agree=5)
item 2: I dislike oranges...5 points Likert scale responses (strongly disagree=1 ...strongly agree=5)
item 3: I like coconuts points Likert scale responses (strongly disagree=1 ...strongly agree=5)
And in this example, should I reverse code item 2 before performing factor analysis (i.e., strongly disagree=5 - strongly agree=1)?
OR I just used as it is for item 2 (strongly disagree=1 ...strongly agree=5) and use command "factor", assuming Stata's "factor" command auto reverse the item?
Thank you so much and I look forward to have responses on this.
wwm
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