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Peer reviewedBriggs, Nancy E.; MacCallum, Robert C. – Multivariate Behavioral Research, 2003
Examined the relative performance of two commonly used methods of parameter estimation in factor analysis, maximum likelihood (ML) and ordinary least squares (OLS) through simulation. In situations with a moderate amount of error, ML often failed to recover the weak factor while OLS succeeded. Also presented an example using empirical data. (SLD)
Descriptors: Error of Measurement, Estimation (Mathematics), Factor Analysis, Factor Structure
