Exploratory factor analysis

Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) has played a major role in research conducted in the social sciences for more than 100 years, dating back to the pioneering work of Spearman on mental abilities. Since that time, EFA has become one of the most commonly used quantitative methods in many of the social...

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Main Author: Fabrigar, Leandre R. (-)
Other Authors: Wegener, Duane Theodore
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press c2012.
Edition:1st ed
Series:Understanding Statistics
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798423306719
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Summary:Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) has played a major role in research conducted in the social sciences for more than 100 years, dating back to the pioneering work of Spearman on mental abilities. Since that time, EFA has become one of the most commonly used quantitative methods in many of the social sciences, including psychology, business, sociology, education, political science, and communications. To a lesser extent, it has also been utilized within the physical and biological sciences. Despite its long and widespread usage in many domains, numerous aspects of the underlying theory and appl
Item Description:Description based upon print version of record.
Physical Description:1 online resource (170 p.)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780190255848
9781283621441
9786613933898
9780199813513