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Longitudinal Factor Analysis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2025

M. C. Corballis  and
R. E. Traub
M. C. Corballis
Affiliation:
McGill University
R. E. Traub
Affiliation:
The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
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Abstract

A model is presented for factor analysing scores on a set of psychological tests administered as both pre- and postmeasures in a study of change. The model assumes that the same factors underlie the tests on each occasion, but that factor scores as well as factor loadings may change between occasions. Factors are defined to be orthogonal between as well as within occasions. A two-stage least squares procedure for fitting the model is described, and generally provides a unique rotation solution for the factors on each occasion.

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Psychometrika , Volume 35 , Issue 1 , March 1970 , pp. 79 - 98
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Copyright © 1970 The Psychometric Society

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Footnotes

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We thank M. W. Browne, R. P. McDonald, R. Pruzek, and the Managing Editor for their constructive comments.

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