Foundations of Factor Analysis

Stanley A. Mulaik is a Professor Emeritus in the School of Psychology at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

... I must say that I am very happy that the author has taken the challenge to update and revise this precious book into the second edition. It will be an important source for decades to come. ... there are good grounds for the new edition ... it digs deep into the foundations of factor analysis ... the topics are explained clearly, and mathematics is taught, as it is needed to understand a derivation of an equation or some procedure. ... the book is worth having nearby ... . -International Statistical Review (2010), 78

• Introduction. Mathematical Foundations for Factor Analysis. Composite Variables and Linear Transformations. Multiple and Partial Correlations. Multivariate Normal Distribution. Fundamental Equations of Factor Analysis. Methods of Factor Extraction. Common-Factor Analysis. Other Models of Factor Analysis. Factor Rotation. Orthogonal Analytic Rotation. Oblique Analytic Rotation. Factor Scores and Factor Indeterminacy. Factorial Invariance. Confirmatory-Factor Analysis. References. Indices.