Cross-eyed PhD: Tip 11 SEM Modeling part 2
Piled High and Deep”, www.PHDCOMICS.com, by Jorge Cham Editor’s Note: This post by contributing author, Sanjay Malla, Research Scholar develops the discussion on SEM with a brief on the “Formative and Reflective” measurement Models. It is important for PhD Scholars to … Continued
Cross-Eyed PhD: Tip 9 Confirmatory Factor Analysis
As explained in Tip 8, exploratory factor analysis may be a practical place to conclude a field research, However, PhD process demands a lot more academic rigor. Each of the extracted factors are tested rigorously in a confirmatory factor analysis … Continued
Cross-eyed PhD: Tip 10 Rigor of a Structured Equation Model (SEM)
“Piled High and Deep”, www.PHDCOMICS.com, by Jorge Cham Editor’s Note: This post by contributing author, Sanjay Malla, Research Scholar explains the rigor of the Confirmatory Factor Analysis and Structural Equation Modeling – a key requirement in the PhD programs of most … Continued
Cross-eyed PhD Tip 8: Mashing the data for an exploratory factor analysis!
One of the biggest challenge in handling data is extracting inferences from it. Factor analysis is a multi-variate statistical technique in which there is no distinction between the dependent and independent variables. In factor … Continued
Solar PV Civil works: Tips on foundation block design
Rooftop solar PV structures typically use a combination of purlins, rafters and posts mounted on the roof. To provide for structural stability, the posts are fixed on concrete foundation blocks. These foundation blocks can be cylindrical or , typically, a … Continued
Humanity fights the Corona Virus!
Most of us had not heard of Covid-19 a quarter back! It has made a brutal entry in our vocabulary this year. As of this evening (29th April 9pm IST), Worldometer records 680, 000 cases worldwide with 33000 deaths! Practically … Continued
Cross-eyed PhD: Tip 7 Analyzing the Data-Inferential Statistics
Automation helps! You possibly saved days of onerous data capture by using my trick with the OMR forms in previous tips! But – no, you are not obsolete! The real PhD work is in the analysis of data. Of … Continued
Solar PV Safety – working on rooftops..
One is surprised at the casual approach to rooftop safety in the Indian PV industry. With the emerging boom in the residential rooftop solar market, there are a number of entrepreneurs leaping into the marketplace. Unfortunately, most of them are … Continued
Lighting a FIRE…
With Dr.Sandeep Verma, Secretary, SERB. On 15th January, JC from Intel invited me to attend a DST/SERB workshop on the FIRE – Fund for Industrial Research Engagement. The pioneering initiative by SERB/DST visualises a shared fund of 50:50 by industry and … Continued
Cross-eyed PhD: Tip 6 Research Methodology
A fun look at the research method by Jorge @ Phd Comics Research Method is a structured investigation of a specific phenomena with the objective of validating a hypothesis relating to it. It starts with a careful observation of the … Continued