Rotation to simple loadings using component loss functions: The oblique case

Psychometrika

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 173-191

  Jennrich, Robert I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Component loss criteria; Factor analysis; Geomin; Gradient projection; Loading polish; Promax; Quartimin; Simplimax; Sorted absolute loading plots

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744994325     PISSN: 00333123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11336-003-1136-B     Document Type: Article

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