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A Note on the Factor Analysis of Partial Covariance Matrices

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2025

Roderick P. McDonald
Roderick P. McDonald*
Affiliation:
The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
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Requests for reprints should be sent to R. P. McDonald, Department of M.E. and C.A., The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, 252 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5S 1V6.
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Abstract

A relationship is given between the joint common factor structure of two sets of variables, and the factor structure of the partial covariance matrix of one of the sets with the other partialled out.

Keywords

factor analysispartial covariance

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Notes and Comments
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Psychometrika , Volume 43 , Issue 1 , March 1978 , pp. 121
Copyright
Copyright © 1978 The Psychometric Society

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References

Ledermann, W. On a shortened method of estimation of mental factors by regression. Psychometrika, 1939, 4, 109–116.CrossRefGoogle Scholar