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Mislevy, Robert J. – Journal of Education Statistics, 1986
Recent work in factor analysis of categorical variables is reviewed, emphasizing a generalized least squares solution and a maximum likelihood approach. A common factor model for dichotomous items is introduced, and the estimation of factor loadings from matrices of tetracorrelations is discussed. (LMO)
Descriptors: Bayesian Statistics, Estimation (Mathematics), Factor Analysis, Goodness of Fit
