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Experimental study of simple structure

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A battery of thirty-six tests was given to a group of high-school seniors. The factorial analysis reveals essentially the same primary factors that were found in previous studies. The test battery reveals a simple structure.

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  3. A complete set of the psychological tests used in this investigation, together with instructions and fore-exercises, is available as an Auxiliary Publication of the American Documentation Institute, Care of Science Service, 2101 Constitution Avenue, Washington, D. C. The test material is available in micro-film form as Document No. 1329 at a cost of $1.60. The film can be used in a 35 mm. film projector.

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    L. L. Thurstone

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Thurstone, L.L. Experimental study of simple structure. Psychometrika 5, 153–168 (1940). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02287873

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