Factor Analysis - Statistical Methods and Practical Issues

Describes various commonly used methods of initial factoring and factor rotation. In addition to a full discussion of exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis and various methods of constructing factor scales are also presented.

About the author

Jae-On Kim is a professor emeritus, Dept. of Sociology and Criminology at the University of Iowa. His current research interests include the exploration of the theoretical and quantitative approach to social inequality at the individual level and power differences among nations.

Summary

Describes various commonly used methods of initial factoring and factor rotation. In addition to a full discussion of exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis and various methods of constructing factor scales are also presented.

Product details

• Authors: Kim, Jae-On Kim, Charles Mueller, Charles W Mueller, Charles W W Mueller, Charles W. Mueller
• Publisher: Sage Publications
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.11.1978
• EAN: 9780803911666
• ISBN: 978-0-8039-1166-6
• No. of pages: 88
• Dimensions: 139 mm x 216 mm x 7 mm
• Weight: 132 g
• Series: Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences; Quantitative Applications in t; Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences; Quantitative Applications in t
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Dictionaries, encyclopaedias; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Communication science