How can a nurse researcher assess the degree to which individual items on a scale cluster together around multiple dimensions?
A) Factor analysis
B) Split-half reliability
C) Cronbach's alpha coefficient
D) Kuder-Richardson coefficient

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Correct A: The extent to which a set of items measures the same underlying construct or dimension of a construct and clusters together around one or more dimensions describes factor analytic construct validity.
Incorrect B: This reliability is not associated with factor analysis and construct validity.
Incorrect C: This reliability is not associated with factor analysis and construct validity.
Incorrect E: This reliability is not associated with factor analysis and construct validity.

How Can a Nurse Researcher Assess the Degree to Which