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ERIC Number: EJ748996
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006-Sep
Pages: 17
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ISSN: ISSN-0033-3123
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Implications of Indeterminate Factor-Error Covariances for Factor Construction, Prediction, and Determinacy
Krijnen, Wim P.
Psychometrika, v71 n3 p503-519 Sep 2006
The assumptions of the model for factor analysis do not exclude a class of indeterminate covariances between factors and error variables (Grayson, 2003). The construction of all factors of the model for factor analysis is generalized to incorporate indeterminate factor-error covariances. A necessary and sufficient condition is given for indeterminate factor-error covariances to be arbitrarily small, for mean square convergence of the regression predictor of factor scores, and for the existence of a unique determinate factor and error variable. The determinate factor and error variable are uncorrelated and satisfy the defining assumptions of factor analysis. Several examples are given to illustrate the results.
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Language: English
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