The Determination of the Factor Loadings of a given Test from the Known Factor Loadings of Other Tests
Year: 1937
Type: article
Abstract: A technique is indicated by which approximations to the factor loadings of a new test may be obtained if factor loadings of a given group of tests and the correlations of the new test with the other tests are known. The technique is applicable to any orthogonal system and is especially adapted to cases in which Σajiajk = 0 when i ≠ k. Application is also made to the simultaneous determination of the factor weights of a group of tests in which no additional common factor is present. The technique is useful in adding tests to a completed factorial solution and in using factorial solutions involving errors to give results which are approximately correct.
Source: Psychometrika
DOI: 10.1007/bf02288394
Author: Paul S. Dwyer
Institution: University of Michigan
Language: English
Field: Decision Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2010964804