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Revelle, William; Rocklin, Thomas – Multivariate Behavioral Research, 1979
A new procedure for determining the optimal number of interpretable factors to extract from a correlation matrix is introduced and compared to more conventional procedures. The new method evaluates the magnitude of the very simple structure index of goodness of fit for factor solutions of increasing rank. (Author/CTM)
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Goodness of Fit, Hypothesis Testing, Research Design