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Generating Multiple Samples of Multivariate Data with Arbitrary Population Parameters

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2025

Robert J. Wherry Sr. ,
James C. Naylor ,
Robert J. Wherry Jr.  and
Robert F. Fallis
Robert J. Wherry Sr.
Affiliation:
The Ohio State University
James C. Naylor
Affiliation:
The Ohio State University
Robert J. Wherry Jr.
Affiliation:
The Ohio State University
Robert F. Fallis
Affiliation:
The Ohio State University
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Abstract

A method of generating any number of score and correlation matrices with arbitrary population parameters is described. Either Z scores or stanines are sampled from a normal population to represent factor scores by an IBM 1620 program. These are converted to variates from a population with an a priori factor structure. The effectiveness of the method is illustrated from research data. Some further modifications and uses of the method are discussed.

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Psychometrika , Volume 30 , Issue 3 , September 1965 , pp. 303 - 313
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Copyright © 1965 Psychometric Society

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This research was supported in part by the Air Force Systems Command, Contract AF41(609)-1596. The opinions expressed in this paper are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the Air Force.

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