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A New Rotational Method in Factor Analysis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2025

L. L. Thurstone
L. L. Thurstone*
Affiliation:
The University of Chicago
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Abstract

A new rotational method, particularly appropriate when a positive manifold can be assumed, is presented in theory and in computational detail. It is applied to a five-dimensional factorial matrix in which a simple configuration is known to exist. The new technique is much more efficient in yielding the simple configuration than are the methods formerly used. Landahl's transformations can be combined with this method to advantage.

Type
Original Paper
Information
Psychometrika , Volume 3 , Issue 4 , December 1938 , pp. 199 - 218
Copyright
Copyright © 1938 The Psychometric Society

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References

* Thurstone, L. L, Primary Mental Abilities, p. 73, The University of Chicago Press, 1938.

† Thurstone, L. L., The Vectors of Mind, Chapter III, Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1935.

* Landahl, H. D., “Centroid Orthogonal Transformations,” Psychometrika, current issue.