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An Index of Factorial Simplicity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2025

Henry F. Kaiser
Henry F. Kaiser*
Affiliation:
University of California, Berkeley United States Coast Guard Academy
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Abstract

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.

Keywords

Public PolicyStatistical TheoryFactorial SimplicityFactor PatternPattern Matrix

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Original Paper
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Psychometrika , Volume 39 , Issue 1 , March 1974 , pp. 31 - 36
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Copyright © 1974 The Psychometric Society

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Footnotes

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The research reported in this paper was supported in part by the Office of Computing Activities, National Science Foundation.

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