Positive loadings and factor correlations from positive covariance matrices

Psychometrika

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 655-660

  Krijnen, Wim P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Best linear factor prediction; Classical test theory; Congeneric tests; Hierarchical factor analysis; Regression weights; Structural equation models

Indexed keywords

EID: 14944373867     PISSN: 00333123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02289861     Document Type: Article

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