The Scientific Use of Factor Analysis in Behavioral and Life Sciences

Front Matter....Pages i-xxii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The Position of Factor Analysis in Psychological Research....Pages 3-14
Extracting Factors: The Algebraic Picture....Pages 15-39
Rotating Factors: The Geometric Picture....Pages 40-51
Fixing the Number of Factors: The Scientific Model....Pages 52-71
Fixing the Number of Factors: The Most Practicable Psychometric Procedures....Pages 72-91
The Theory of Unique Rotational Resolution by Confactor, Procrustes, and Simple Structure Principles....Pages 92-117
The Techniques of Simple Structure Rotation....Pages 118-154
More Refined Issues in Rotation and the Use of Oblique Factors....Pages 155-191
Higher-Order Factors: Models and Formulas....Pages 192-228
The Identification and Interpretation of Factors....Pages 229-270
Front Matter....Pages 271-271
Factor Measures: Their Construction, Scoring, Psychometric Validity, and Consistency....Pages 273-320
Broader Experimental Designs and Uses: The Data Box and the New Techniques....Pages 321-376
Varieties of Factor Models in Relation to Scientific Models....Pages 377-440
Distribution, Scaling, and Significance Problems....Pages 441-492
Conducting a Factor Analytic Research: Strategy and Tactics....Pages 493-537
Back Matter....Pages 539-618