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Advances in Comparative Ecological Analysis: Parsimony, Invariance, and Homogeneity in Factor Analysis Solutions

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  • D Conway

    (Department of Geography, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47401, USA)

  • K E Haynes

    (Office of Resources and the Environment, Ford Foundation, and The Lyndon B Johnson School of Public Affairs, The University of Texas, Austin, Texas 78712, USA)

Abstract

Concern in this paper is with the specification of control procedures ensuring factor compatibility in spatiotemporal factorial ecology study. Specific attention is given to three considerations when factor solutions are to be used in the analysis of change: Parsimony, invariance, and homogeneity. A series of test procedures are proposed to determine the degree of factor compatibility between comparative solutions and to provide objective measures of parsimony, factor invariance, and variable homogeneity.

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  • D Conway & K E Haynes, 1977. "Advances in Comparative Ecological Analysis: Parsimony, Invariance, and Homogeneity in Factor Analysis Solutions," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 9(10), pages 1143-1156, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:envira:v:9:y:1977:i:10:p:1143-1156
    DOI: 10.1068/a091143
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