An Easy Guide to Factor AnalysisRoutledge, 25 feb 2014 - 208 páginas Factor analysis is a statistical technique widely used in psychology and the social sciences. With the advent of powerful computers, factor analysis and other multivariate methods are now available to many more people. An Easy Guide to Factor Analysis presents and explains factor analysis as clearly and simply as possible. The author, Paul Kline, carefully defines all statistical terms and demonstrates step-by-step how to work out a simple example of principal components analysis and rotation. He further explains other methods of factor analysis, including confirmatory and path analysis, and concludes with a discussion of the use of the technique with various examples. |
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Statistical terms and concepts | 19 |
Principal components analysis | 33 |
Other methods of factor analysis | 42 |
Rotation of factors | 59 |
Confirmatory factor analysis and path analysis | 81 |
Factor analysis in test construction | 131 |
Factor analysis in a wider context | 141 |
Interpreting confirmatory and path analyses | 161 |
the use and abuse | 173 |
References | 185 |