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An Improved Solution for Factals: A Nonmetric Common Factor Analysis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2025

Klaas Nevels
Klaas Nevels*
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University of Groningen
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Abstract

In FACTALS an alternating least squares algorithm is utilized. Mooijaart (1984) has shown that this algorithm is based upon an erroneous assumption. This paper gives a proper solution for the loss function used in FACTALS.

Keywords

FACTALSloss functionalternating least squares (ALS)

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Original Paper
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Psychometrika , Volume 54 , Issue 2 , June 1989 , pp. 339 - 343
Copyright
Copyright © 1989 The Psychometric Society

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References

Takane, Y., Young, F. W., de Leeuw, J. (1979). Non-metric common factor analysis: an alternating least squares-method with optimal scaling features. Behaviormetrika, 6, 45–56.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Mooijaart, A. (1984). The nonconvergence of Factals: A nonmetric common factor analysis. Psychometrika, 49, 143–145.CrossRefGoogle Scholar