Factor analysis models as approximations

Factor Analysis at 100: Historical Developments and Future Directions

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 153-176

  Mac Callum, Robert C ^a   Browne, Michael W ^b   Cai, Li ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84925799198     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203936764     Document Type: Chapter

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