The Measurement of Factor Indeterminacy.

McDonald, R. P.

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The Measurement of Factor Indeterminacy

McDonald, R. P.

Psychometrika, 39, 2, 203-22, Jun 74

It is shown that common factors are not subject to indeterminancy to the extent that has been claimed (Guttman, 1955), because the measure of indeterminancy that has been adopted is ill-founded. (Author/RC)

Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Factor Structure, Matrices, Models, Probability, Statistical Analysis

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