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Constructing an index out of several component variables is a common practice in social science research, and the use of composite indices in data analysis is likely to increase. In constructing such an index, a researcher must solve two problems: (1) how to evaluate the assumption that given variables meet the criterion of unidimensionality, or a one-factor (common) model; and (2) how to combine the indicator variables into a single scale in such a way
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