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The identity of problem and solution in Lazarsfeld's latent structure analysis and Cattell's proportional profiles is pointed out. Anderson's latent structure solution is adapted to proportional profiles to yield a possible solution for the communality and rotational problems in factor analysis. A numerical example of the latter is provided.
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This paper was initiated at the University of North Carolina and completed at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences.
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Gibson, W.A. Proportional profiles and latent structure. Psychometrika 21, 135–144 (1956). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02289094
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