The Use of Exploratory Factor Analysis and Principal Components Analysis in Communication Research

Human Communication Research

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 562-577

  Park, Hee Sun ^a   Dailey, René ^b   Lemus, Daisy ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0036413072     PISSN: 03603989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hcr/28.4.562     Document Type: Review

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