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An Index of Factorial Simplicity

Kaiser, Henry F.·1974·Psychometrika

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An index of factorial simplicity, employing the quartimax transformational criteria of Carroll, Wrigley and Neuhaus, and Saunders, is developed. This index is both for each row separately and for a factor pattern matrix as a whole. The index varies between zero and one. The problem of calibrating the index is discussed.

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Authors
Kaiser, H. F.
Affiliations
United States Coast Guard Academy (US)
Corresponding author
Kaiser, Henry F.
Venue
Psychometrika
Published
1974-03
Volume
39
Issue
1
Pages
31-36
ISSN
  • 0033-3123 (ISSN-L)
  • 1860-0980
OpenAlex
W1993760488
Cited by
14,898
References
4
Citations by year
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FWCI
6.87
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Psychometrika (publishedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
  • Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Statistics and Probability › Statistical Methods and Applications
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty › Reliability and Agreement in Measurement
Keywords
index development, index calibration, factor analysis

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