Distortions in a Commonly Used Factor Analytic Procedure.

Lee, Howard B.; Comrey, Andrew L.

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Publication Date: 1979-Jul

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Distortions in a Commonly Used Factor Analytic Procedure.

Lee, Howard B.; Comrey, Andrew L.

Multivariate Behavioral Research, v14 n3 p301-21 Jul 1979

The popular factor analytic procedure of putting unities in the main diagonal and retaining all factors with an eigenvalue greater than one is criticized with respect to the number of factors retained and resultant estimates of common variance. Ways of avoiding these difficulties are discussed. (JKS)

Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Hypothesis Testing, Oblique Rotation, Orthogonal Rotation, Personality Assessment

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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