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ERIC Number: EJ156054
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1976
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The Relation of Sample Size to the Number of Variables in Using Factor Analysis Techniques
Aleamoni, Lawrence M.
Educational and Psychological Measurement, 36, 4, 879-83, Win 76
Studies concerning the relation of sample size to the number of variables in factor analysis are reviewed. It is noted that constraints imposed on the dimensionality of the variables by having fewer observations than variables are not mentioned in the literature. Suggestions for resolution of the problem are made. (Author/JKS)
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Matrices
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Identifiers: Number of Variables; Sample Size