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XLI.—Problems in Factor Analysis*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 February 2012

D. N. Lawley
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Summary

A set of variables is assumed to depend upon a number of common factors and specifics. Formulae are then derived for the sampling variances and covariances of the residual covariances obtained by removing the effect of the factors. The variances and covariances of the set of estimated loadings are also found. It must, however, be noted that the results obtained are valid only when an efficient method of estimation is used.

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Research Article
Information
Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Section A: Mathematics , Volume 62 , Issue 4 , 1949 , pp. 394 - 399
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1949

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References to Literature

Lawley, D. N., 1940. “The Estimation of Factor Loadings by the Method of Maximum Likelihood”, Proc. Roy. Soc. Edin., LX, 64–82.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
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