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1st Edition

Factor Analysis and Related Methods

By Roderick P. McDonald Copyright 1985
272 Pages
by Psychology Press

272 Pages
by Psychology Press
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Factor Analysis is a genetic term for a somewhat vaguely delimited set of techniques for data processing, mainly applicable to the social and biological sciences. These techniques have been developed for the analysis of mutual relationships among a number of measurements made on a number of measurable entities. In the broad sense, factor analysis comprises a number of statistical models which... Read more
Contents: Preface. Introduction. Exploratory Common Factor Analysis. The Analysis of Covariance Structures: Confirmatory Factor Analysis and Pattern Hypotheses. Models for Linear Structural Relations. The Problem of Factor Scores. Problems of Relationship Between Factor Analyses. Item Response Theory. Summary. Appendix: Some Matrix Algebra.

Biography

Roderick P. McDonald

"...an attractive option for instructors of graduate-level courses in measurement or psychometric theory....McDonald should be recognized for a contribution that will undoubtedly influence the thought of practitioners and theoretical specialists alike."
—Contemporary Psychology

"...the knowledgeable factor analyst and structural equation modeler should find the philosophy and opinions presented to be stimulating in their own right."
—Applied Psychological Measurement

"McDonald has written a lively, readable and rather personal account of factor analysis and related methods."
—The British Journal of Mathematical & Statistical Psychology

"...contains a wealth of factor analytic fact and opinion presented in a most readable form....[McDonald's] clear, cogent explanations on many points will provide insights and lead to reflections that should enhance the understanding of factor analytic concepts and methods by anyone who picks up the book."
—Journal of Educational Statistics

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