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Download full textMislevy, Robert J. – 1985
This paper reviews recent work in factor analysis of categorical variables. Emphasis is on the generalized least squares solution. A section on maximum likelihood solution focuses on extensions of the classical model, especially the normal case. Many of the recent developments have taken place within this context, and it provides a unified…
Descriptors: Correlation, Estimation (Mathematics), Factor Analysis, Factor Structure
