ABSTRACT

Providing a practical, thorough understanding of how factor analysis works, Foundations of Factor Analysis, Second Edition discusses the assumptions underlying the equations and procedures of this method. It also explains the options in commercial computer programs for performing factor analysis and structural equation modeling. This long-awaited e

chapter 1|16 pages

Introduction

chapter 4|20 pages

Multiple and Partial Correlations

chapter 5|16 pages

Multivariate Normal Distribution

chapter 6|10 pages

Fundamental Equations of Factor Analysis

chapter 7|28 pages

Methods of Factor Extraction

chapter 8|50 pages

Common-Factor Analysis

chapter 9|58 pages

Other Models of Factor Analysis

chapter 10|26 pages

Factor Rotation

chapter 11|24 pages

Orthogonal Analytic Rotation

chapter 12|44 pages

Oblique Analytic Rotation

chapter 13|36 pages

Factor Scores and Factor Indeterminacy

chapter 14|22 pages

Factorial Invariance

chapter 15|66 pages

Confi rmatory Factor Analysis