Author： Balloun J.L. Klein G.
Publisher： Springer Publishing Company
ISSN： 0033-5177
Source： Quality and Quantity, Vol.31, Iss.3, 1997-08, pp. : 317-324
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Abstract
Many management researchers use difference scores to report results of empirical studies. Yet difference scores create known problems of reliability, spurious correlations, and variance restriction. Reframing a research model can substantially reduce the problems of difference scores. This note empirically demonstrates what can happen when difference scores are used as dependent variables in research and demonstrates an alternative method of data analysis.
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