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Exploratory Factor Analysis

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Handbook of Multivariate Experimental Psychology

Part of the book series: Perspectives on Individual Differences ((PIDF))

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The purpose of this chapter is to provide an overview of exploratory analysis to guide users in selecting appropriate procedures. While it will occasionally be necessary to present some new material to aid in selection of appropriate techniques, no new techniques are presented here. The emphasis will be on the selections to be made and how the results may differ depending on those selections. The result, hopefully, is a guide to the selection and interpretation of appropriate exploratory factor analyses for the researcher familiar with basic factor-analytic procedures and terminology.

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  1. Graduate School of Psychology, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, California, 91101, USA

    Richard L. Gorsuch

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  1. Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA

    John R. Nesselroade

  2. University of Hawaii at Manoa, 96844, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

    Raymond B. Cattell

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Gorsuch, R.L. (1988). Exploratory Factor Analysis. In: Nesselroade, J.R., Cattell, R.B. (eds) Handbook of Multivariate Experimental Psychology. Perspectives on Individual Differences. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0893-5_6

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