How to describe the difference between factors and corresponding factor-score estimates

Methodology

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 143-158

  Beauducel, André ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bartlett score estimates; Factor indeterminacy; Factor score estimates; Regression component analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846580361     PISSN: 16141881     EISSN: 16142241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1614-2241.1.4.143     Document Type: Article

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