A Cautionary Note on the Use of Principal Components Analysis-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

A Cautionary Note on the Use of Principal Components Analysis

Published:1986-11 Issue:1-2 Volume:15 Page:160-168
ISSN:0049-1241
Container-title:Sociological Methods & Research
language:en
Short-container-title:Sociological Methods & Research

Author:

BORGATTA EDGAR F.¹,KERCHER KYLE¹,STULL DONALD E.²

Affiliation:

1. University of Washington

2. University of Akron

Abstract

Principal components analysis and common factor analysis can provide similar results; however, to assume the results will be similar can lead to serious error. A simple example is provided to show how results can be substantially different.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Sociology and Political Science,Social Sciences (miscellaneous)

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0049124186015001011

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