Factors Influencing Four Rules for Determining the Number of Components to Retain.

Zwick, William R.

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Factors Influencing Four Rules for Determining the Number of Components to Retain.

Zwick, William R.

Multivariate Behavioral Research, v17 n2 p253-69 Apr 1982

The performance of four rules for determining the number of components (factors) to retain (Kaiser's eigenvalue greater than one, Cattell's scree, Bartlett's test, and Velicer's Map) was investigated across four systematically varied factors (sample size, number of variables, number of components, and component saturation). (Author/JKS)

Descriptors: Algorithms, Data Analysis, Factor Analysis, Factor Structure, Goodness of Fit, Hypothesis Testing

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