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Reports of the death of factor analysis are greatly exaggerated

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Chris Evans
Affiliation:
Section of Forensic Psychiatry
Bridget Dolan
Affiliation:
Section of Biostatistics, St George's Hospital Medical School, Jenner Wing, Cranmer Terrace, London SW17 ORE
Dette Lynch
Affiliation:
Section of Biostatistics, St George's Hospital Medical School, Jenner Wing, Cranmer Terrace, London SW17 ORE
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Copyright © 1992 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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