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The Algebra of Factorial Indeterminancy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2025

Emil F. Heermann
Emil F. Heermann*
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University of Maryland
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Abstract

Certain properties and consequences of factor indeterminancy are deduced from an orthogonal transformation derived by Ledermann. The first deduction is the matrix of cosines between maximally distinct factor axes which represent the same factor solution. This result is used to investigate the indeterminancy of factor extensions.

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Psychometrika , Volume 31 , Issue 4 , December 1966, pp. 539 - 543
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Copyright © 1966 Psychometric Society

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