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Loo, Robert – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1983
In examining considerations in determining sample sizes for factor analyses, attention was given to the effects of outliers; the standard error of correlations, and their effect on factor structure; sample heterogeneity; and the misuse of rules of thumb for sample sizes. (Author)
Descriptors: Correlation, Error of Measurement, Evaluation Methods, Factor Analysis