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Factoring the Circumplex

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2025

W. A. Gibson
W. A. Gibson*
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Department of Army
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Abstract

This paper presents a way of factoring the Guttman circumplex to get factor weights whose pattern is close to that postulated by Guttman for the circumplex. An empirical example, including a crude procedure for diagonal estimation, is shown. Other sources of nonuniqueness are discussed, and the limitation to odd-numbered complexity for the tests is indicated. An orthodox factor analysis is applied to the example, and this provides a basis for comparison of the two opposing models.

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Psychometrika , Volume 28 , Issue 1 , March 1963, pp. 87 - 92
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Copyright © 1963 The Psychometric Society

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Now At Queens College of the City University of New York.

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