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Analytic rotation to a functional relationship

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It is suggested that a number of theoretical models for non-test data can be tested by factor analysis. A traditional method for transforming principal-axis factor solutions is used as an aid in making such tests; a modification of this method is suggested. Means of using all of the information in a model for the purpose of determining the transformation of the arbitrary factor solution are presented, and an illustrative example is given.

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  1. University of Southern California, USA

    Norman Cliff

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The author is indebted to Dr. Ledyard R Tucker for many valuable comments and suggestions.

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Cliff, N. Analytic rotation to a functional relationship. Psychometrika 27, 283–295 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02289624

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