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Krijnen, Wim P. – Psychometrika, 2004
In many instances it is reasonable to assume that the population covariance matrix has positive elements. This assumption implies for the single factor analysis model that the loadings and regression weights for best linear factor prediction are positive. For the multiple factor analysis model where each variable loads on a single factor and a…
Descriptors: Test Theory, Structural Equation Models, Factor Analysis, Prediction

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