This book is written primarily as a text for a course in factor analysis at the advanced undergraduate or graduate level. It is most appropriate for students of the behavioral and social sciences, though colleagues and students in other disciplines also have used preliminary copies.
Edward E. Cureton University of Tennessee, Ralph B. D'Agostino Boston University
Innehållsförteckning
Contents: Preface. Introduction and Spearman Approach. Centroid Method; Rotation in Two Dimensions. Elements of Matrix Algebra. Linear Computations. The Principal-Axes Method. Rotation of Axes. Extended Vectors; Varieties of Simple Structure. Orthogonal Transformations. Oblique Transformations. Refinement Transformations. Second-Order and Hierarchical Analysis. Component Analysis. Factor Scores. Cluster Analysis of Variables. Simplex Analysis. Some Special Problems. Appendices: Answers to Problems and Exercises. Computer Programs.
