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ERIC Number: EJ296143
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983
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The Estimation of Factor Indeterminacy.
Budescu, David V.
Educational and Psychological Measurement, v43 n4 p971-76 Win 1983
The degree of indeterminacy of the factor score estimates is biased and can lead to erroneous conclusion regarding the nature of the results. The magnitude of this bias is illustrated and guidelines for describing factor analytic studies using factor scores are offered. (Author/PN)
Descriptors: Correlation, Estimation (Mathematics), Factor Analysis, Factor Structure, Predictor Variables, Research Methodology, Sample Size
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Data Interpretation; Factor Indeterminacy