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ERIC Number: EJ358736
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1987
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A Brief History of the Philosophical Foundations of Exploratory Factor Analysis.
Mulaik, Stanley A.
Multivariate Behavioral Research, v22 n3 p267-305 Jul 1987
Exploratory factor analysis derives its key ideas from many sources, including Aristotle, Francis Bacon, Descartes, Pearson and Yule, and Kant. The conclusions of exploratory factor analysis are never complete without subsequent confirmatory factor analysis. (Author/GDC)
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, History, Induction, Mathematical Models, Philosophy
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Historical Materials
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Language: English
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