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Factorial invariance and significance

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It is shown that invariance requirements remove the indeterminacy in factor determination and lead to an integration of factorial studies with promise of considerable reduction in computational labor. The selection of significant primary factors is discussed, with special reference to Thurstone's simple structure criterion.

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    Gale Young & A. S. Householder

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Young, G., Householder, A.S. Factorial invariance and significance. Psychometrika 5, 47–56 (1940). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02288560

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