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Table 2 Factor analysis loadings (principal component analysis with varimax rotation)

From: Using the multiple mini interview as an assessment strategy within the first year of a health professions curriculum

Factor

1

2

3

4

5

Station

Giving Instructions

Receiving Instructions

Adaptability

Integrity

Empathy

Construct

0.88

0.83

0.88

0.83

0.86

Communication

0.86

0.86

0.81

0.85

0.80

Critical Thinking

0.83

0.87

0.89

0.83

0.92

Pharmacy Appreciation

0.54

0.72

0.81

0.83

0.86

Eigenvalue

2.74

3.17

3.15

3.00

3.21

% Variance Accounted For

14

16

16

15

16