title: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Structure of Statistics Anxiety Measure: An examination of four alternative models.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study is to explore the confirmatory factor analysis results of the Persian adaptation of Statistics Anxiety Measure (SAM), proposed by Earp.
  
  
  METHODS
  The validity and reliability assessments of the scale were performed on 298 college students chosen randomly from Tabriz University in Iran. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was carried out to determine the factor structures of the Persian adaptation of SAM.
  
  
  RESULTS
  As expected, the second order model provided a better fit to the data than the three alternative models.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Hence, SAM provides an equally valid measure for use among college students. The study both expands and adds support to the existing body of math anxiety literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran.
authors.forename: Shahram
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vahedi
authors.forename: Farahman
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Farrokhi
authors.forename: Hossein
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bevrani