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Interpretation of second-order factors

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It is shown that a “second-order” factor pattern is equivalent to the transformation employed in rotating an orthogonal factor pattern to an oblique form. The correlation among the second-order factors may then be interpreted as due to the original first-order factors.

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    Karl J. Holzinger

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Holzinger, K.J. Interpretation of second-order factors. Psychometrika 10, 21–25 (1945). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02289790

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