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Table 4 Exploratory factor analysis results for market information quality

From: The relationship between market information and entrepreneurial orientation: the case of smallholder honey producers in Northern Uganda

 

Standardized factor loadings

F1 (CR)

F2 (AC)

F3 (US)

F4 (TL)

Items

    

 I received trust worthy information on honey packaging container preference of buyers

0.936

   

 I don’t receive trust worthy information on honey buyer®

0.935

   

 I do not receive trust worthy information on product pack size preference of buyers®

0.897

   

 The information I received on places of honey delivery is trust worthy

0.860

   

 The information I received on honey quality preferences of buyers is trust worthy

0.856

   

 The information I received on market prices of honey is not trust worthy®

0.786

   

Cronbach alpha

0.945

   

 I don’t always receive correct information on market prices of honey®

 

0.952

  

 The information I received on places of honey delivery is always correct

 

0.940

  

 I don’t receive correct information on honey buyer®

 

0.901

  

 The information I received on honey quality preferences of buyers is always correct

 

0.886

  

 I do not receive correct information on product pack size preference of buyers®

 

0.773

  

 I received correct information on honey packaging container preference of buyers

 

0.712

  

Cronbach alpha

 

0.931

  

 The information I received on market prices of honey is not used in marketing honey®

  

0.925

 

 The information I received on honey packaging container preference of buyers is used in marketing honey

  

0.905

 

 I do not use information on product pack size preference of buyers to market honey®

  

0.895

 

 I use information on honey quality preferences of buyers to market honey

  

0.852

 

Cronbach alpha

  

0.917

 

 I received information on honey quality preferences of buyers on time

   

0.931

 I received information on places of honey delivery on time

   

0.915

 I don’t received information on market prices of honey on time®

   

0.905

Cronbach alpha

   

0.915

Percentage variance explained

25.1%

24.2%

17.0%

13.8%

  1. The bold figures are for the cronbach Alpha values of the major Factor loadings
  2. Total variance explained = 80.1%, F1 = items of credibility (CR), F2 = items of accuracy (AC), F3 = items of usability (US), F4 = items of timeliness (TL)