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Peer reviewedSiegert, Richard J.; And Others – Multivariate Behavioral Research, 1988
A study concluding that the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (Revised) (WAIS-R) has three clear factors in its structure is critiqued. An alternative factor comparison technique, FACTOREP, is used with identical data. It is demonstrated that the WAIS-R has only two strong factors--verbal comprehension and perceptual organization. (TJH)
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Factor Structure, Intelligence Tests, Item Analysis
Horn, John L. – 1979
A brief discussion of theories of general intelligence precedes a report of relevant empirical data. Results from the factor analysis of more than 20 sets of Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) data indicate that the WAIS clearly is not a one-factor scale. It does not measure a single, general intelligence. Roughly 17 percent of the reliable…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Intellectual Development, Intelligence, Intelligence Quotient
