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The Role of Correlated Factors in Factor Analysis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2025

Ledyard R. Tucker
Ledyard R. Tucker*
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The University of Chicago
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Abstract

The fundamental factor theorem is developed in matrix form for the case of correlated factors. The properties of the correlated factor system are discussed, and some effects of sampling error considered. The psychological meaning of correlated factors is discussed, and several mechanisms by which general factors may operate in the factorial system are indicated.

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Psychometrika , Volume 5 , Issue 2 , June 1940, pp. 141 - 152
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Copyright © 1940 The Psychometric Society

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