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A Semi-Analytical Method of Factorial Rotation to Simple Structure

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2025

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

A factorial rotational method is presented which represents a compromise between the use of subjective judgment characteristic of graphical methods and the routine application of analytical methods. At present the analytical methods seem to be inadequate for the discovery of a simple structure, while graphical methods require more subjective judgment. The method herein presented locates the axes for subgroups of tests by an analytical method. The judgments used in the selection of subgroups are based on graphic data concerning interrelation of the factors.

Type
Original Paper
Information
Psychometrika , Volume 9 , Issue 1 , March 1944 , pp. 43 - 68
Copyright
Copyright © 1944 The Psychometric Society

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