Validation of an Instrument Applied in Public Institutions of Ecuador to Know the Use of Intelligent Systems

Authors

  • Washington Garcia Quilachamin Universidad Laica Eloy Alfaro de Manabi
  • Luzmila Pro Concepción Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
  • Evelyn Santana Mantuano Universidad Laica Eloy Alfaro de Manabi
  • Richard José Salazar Universidad Laica Eloy Alfaro de Manabi

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijoe.v15i12.11007

Keywords:

Technologies, smart devices, lighting systems, electric systems, energy efficiency.

Abstract


The development of technologies associated with energy efficiency and use in lighting systems, arise as problems in the application of smart devices in different places such as: houses, buildings, industries, companies and public and private institutions. The objective of the study was to validate the instrument and the information obtained on the use of intelligent devices such as automatic control in a lighting system and its improvement in energy efficiency in the public sector. As a research methodology, a field study was conducted, based on a survey applied to 231 employees (bosses and workers) who work in 17 public institutions located in 6 cantons of the province of Manabí, Republic of Ecuador. To validate this instrument, an exploratory and confirmatory factorial analysis of the data obtained was carried out. As a result of the principal component analysis, a factor transformation matrix (0.870) was obtained and the reliability analysis was obtained (0.880) in relation to the reagents that describe three dimensions established in knowledge, application and technology management. It is concluded that the factor analysis applied through the KMO test, Bartlett's sphericity and Cronbach's alpha coefficient, with a correlation range ≥ 0.5 between reactants was feasible, which allows to certify the reliability and validity applied in this instrument.

Author Biographies

Washington Garcia Quilachamin, Universidad Laica Eloy Alfaro de Manabi

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Luzmila Pro Concepción, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos

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Published

2019-08-23

How to Cite

Garcia Quilachamin, W., Pro Concepción, L., Santana Mantuano, E., & José Salazar, R. (2019). Validation of an Instrument Applied in Public Institutions of Ecuador to Know the Use of Intelligent Systems. International Journal of Online and Biomedical Engineering (iJOE), 15(12), pp. 42–56. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijoe.v15i12.11007

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