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A comparative study of three methods of rotation

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Three methods of rotation (the graphical, the Thurstone analytical, and the direct-rotational) were applied to the matrix of centroid loadings for 35 variables, to determine which method is the most efficient from theoretical and practical standpoints. The direct-rotational method provided the most information for determining the rank of the configuration and was most economical with respect to time required to reach a rotational solution. The analytical method required the least number of judgmental decisions and was the most objective. The graphical method was the most laborious but had a slight advantage with regard to the number of near-zero loadings in the rotational solution.

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    Benjamin Fruchter

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Fruchter, B., Novak, E. A comparative study of three methods of rotation. Psychometrika 23, 211–221 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02289235

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