Factor indeterminacy in the 1930's and the 1970's some interesting parallels

Psychometrika

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1979, Pages 157-167

  Steiger, James H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

factor analysis; factor indeterminacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001766113     PISSN: 00333123     EISSN: 18600980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02293967     Document Type: Article

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