Exploratory factor analysis: A users' guide
E Ferguson, T Cox�- International journal of selection and�…, 1993 - Wiley Online Library
International journal of selection and assessment, 1993•Wiley Online Library
In 1978, Comrey wrote a guide to factor analysis in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical
Psychology. This paper provides an update of the information given by Comrey in relation to
exploratory factor analysis (EFA) for work and organizational psychologists, and particularly
those involved with test development, interpretation and validation. In doing so, it offers a
user's guide to contemporary methods and available techniques and introduces heuristics
for dealing with problems of skew and kurtosis, social desirability response set, and factor�…
Psychology. This paper provides an update of the information given by Comrey in relation to
exploratory factor analysis (EFA) for work and organizational psychologists, and particularly
those involved with test development, interpretation and validation. In doing so, it offers a
user's guide to contemporary methods and available techniques and introduces heuristics
for dealing with problems of skew and kurtosis, social desirability response set, and factor�…
In 1978, Comrey wrote a guide to factor analysis in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. This paper provides an update of the information given by Comrey in relation to exploratory factor analysis (EFA) for work and organizational psychologists, and particularly those involved with test development, interpretation and validation. In doing so, it offers a user's guide to contemporary methods and available techniques and introduces heuristics for dealing with problems of skew and kurtosis, social desirability response set, and factor naming.
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