4 papers
Rethinking Factor Loading Thresholds: A Case for a Strict λ >= .70 Rule
M. Murat Yaslioglu, Duygu Toplu Yaslioglu
This paper challenges the prevailing practice of accepting standardized factor loadings as low as .50 in confirmatory factor analysis. Drawing on the logic of Average Variance Extr…
A Metadata-Only Feature-Augmented Method Factor for Ex-Post Correction and Attribution of Common Method Variance
Murat Yaslioglu
Common Method Variance (CMV) is a recurring problem that reduces survey accuracy. Popular fixes such as the Harman single-factor test, correlated uniquenesses, common latent factor…
A Sustainable and Reward Incentivized High-Performance Cluster Computing for Artificial Intelligence: A Novel Bayesian-Time-Decay Trust Mechanism in Blockchain
Murat Yaslioglu
In an age where sustainability is of paramount importance, the significance of both high-performance computing and intelligent algorithms cannot be understated. Yet, these domains…
Attention is All You Need Until You Need Retention
M. Murat Yaslioglu
This work introduces a novel Retention Layer mechanism for Transformer based architectures, addressing their inherent lack of intrinsic retention capabilities. Unlike human cogniti…