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Peer reviewedCarroll, John B. – Intelligence, 1995
It is argued that the statements and accusations made by Stephen Jay Gould about the use of factor analysis are incorrect and unjustified and that tests properly designed for the purpose can adequately measure a "general" or "g" factor of intelligence, particularly in view of the developments in testing since "The…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Intelligence Tests, Measurement Techniques, Nature Nurture Controversy
Peer reviewedRee, Malcolm James; Earles, James A. – Intelligence, 1991
Fourteen estimates were made of "g" (general cognitive ability) from the normative sample of a multiple-aptitude test battery with a weighted sample representing 25,409,193 men and women. The methods, which included principal components, unrotated principal factors, and hierarchical factor analysis, are equivalent for this test. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adults, Aptitude Tests, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Measurement
