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Uses and Abuses of Factor Analysis

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  • Hans J. Eysenck

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Factor analysis, if used cautiously and with a full understanding of its underlying logic, can illuminate many fields of research. It is a statistical method, based on correlation analysis, for combining a number of measured variables into a smaller number of groups of variables: the groups are the factors. They are in no way absolute and the basis of their choice is partly subjective: they constitute a hypothesis that requires to be tested. Examples are given to show the fruitfulness of factor analysis.

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  • Hans J. Eysenck, 1952. "Uses and Abuses of Factor Analysis," Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series C, Royal Statistical Society, vol. 1(1), pages 45-49, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:jorssc:v:1:y:1952:i:1:p:45-49
    DOI: 10.2307/2985831
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