因子与对协方差矩阵结构的推断-副本概论.ppt

Factor analysis and inference for structured covariance matrices 9.1 Introduction History: Early -century attempt to define and measure intelligence Developed primarily by scientists interested in psychometrics Advent of computers generated a renewed interest Each application must be examined on its own merits The essential purpose: Describe the covariance among many variables in terms of a few underlying ,but unobservable, random factor. Suppose variables can be grouped by their correlations. That is .suppose all variables within a particular group are hi