The Split-Ballot Multitrait-Multimethod Approach: Implementation and Problems

The multitrait-multimethod approach to construct validity.

The multitrait-multimethod matrix approach as proposed by Campbell and Fiske (1959) was an important contribution to our understanding of the nature of validation procedures. There are, however, problems encountered when using the Campbell and Fiske (1959) approach. The purpose of this article is to discuss the method and selected problems, and to propose an alternate approach to address those ...

Multitrait-Multimethod Data

A taxonomy of covariance structure models for representing multitrait-multimethod data is presented. Using this taxonomy, it is possible to formulate alternate series of hierarchically ordered, or nested, models for such data. By specifying hierarchically nested models, significance tests of differences between competing models are available. Within the proposed framework, specific model compar...

A Multilevel Multitrait-Multimethod Analysis

The classical multitrait-multimethod (MTMM) matrix can be viewed as a two-dimensional cross-classification of traits and methods. Beside commonly used analysis methods such as structural equation modeling and generalizability theory, multilevel analysis offers attractive possibilities. If the focus is only on analyzing classical MTMM data, the multilevel approach has no surplus value, because t...

Validity oF multiple achieVement goals : a multitrait - multimethod approach

Path Analysis of Multitrait - Multimethod Matrices Neal

Path analyses of two multitrait-multimethod matrices are used as examples of the kind of information afforded by application of the technique. Discussed are tests of various possible models of the matrix, the reproduction of several correlations, and various reduced models. It is concluded that the technique should be of considerable aid to researchers who want to evaluate the convergent and di...