Journal of Trust Management

Table 4 Results from confirmation factor analysis in study 2

From: How buyers perceive the credibility of advisors in online marketplace: review balance, review count and misattribution

Constructs		Loading	C.R.	C.A.	AVE	VIF
Trustworthiness	TRU1	0.83/ 0.87^a	0.91/0.93	0.87/0.91	0.66/0.74	2.19/2.65
	TRU2	0.77/0.83				1.80/2.10
	TRU3	0.75/0.89				1.74/2.99
	TRU4	0.83/0.87				2.13/3.09
	TRU5	0.87/0.85				2.41/2.59
Expertise	EXP1	0.77/0.79	0.90/0.94	0.86/0.92	0.65/0.76	1.79/2.53
	EXP2	0.87/0.93				2.56/4.42
	EXP3	0.86/0.92				2.57/3.83
	EXP4	0.73/0.91				1.80/2.47
	EXP5	0.78/0.78				1.94/2.15

Note^a: the value on the left side of “/” is from the low number of reviews condition; the value on the right side of “/” is from the high number of reviews condition.

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