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A Note on Factor Analysis: Arbitrary Orthogonal Transformations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2025

Edward E. Cureton
Edward E. Cureton*
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University of Tennessee
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Abstract

A modification of the Gram-Schmidt process yields an easily constructed orthogonal transformation matrix which may be used to rotate a centroid, principal axis, or maximum likelihood factor matrix in a manner such that one of the new axes has predetermined direction. The procedure is illustrated by rotating a centroid factor matrix into an abbreviated bifactor matrix, the general factor being defined as the centroid of a specified subgroup of reasoning tests.

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Psychometrika , Volume 24 , Issue 2 , June 1959 , pp. 169 - 174
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Copyright © 1959 The Psychometric Society

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