Exploratory Factor Analysis with SAS

The Rise of Resampling

The use and application of bootstrap resampling gained the spotlight through a larger debate about null statistical hypothesis testing (NHST). At the end of the 20th century, the role of NHST in evaluating research was under dispute. Some thought the traditional criteria for determining “statistical significance”, a p-value < .05, was sufficient, but others critiqued the practice and recommended additional or alternative measures (for an excellent overview of the issues, see Fidler & Cumming, 2008; Killeen, 2008; Schmidt, 1996). Debates on the topic ensued at annual meetings of professional organizations (e.g., the American Educational Research Association; Thompson, 2002) and in journals. (See also Cohen, 1994; Hunter, ...