PT10之七（因素分析） 心理与教育测量 教学课件.pptVIP

心理测量原理2010之七因素分析 王才康 华南师大心理系 2010-5-28 Factor Analysis Ainsworth Psy 524 /~ata20315/.../Psy524%20lecture%2020%20FA.ppt? What is Factor Analysis (FA)? FA and PCA (principal components analysis) are methods of data reduction Take many variables and explain them with a few “factors” or “components” Correlated variables are grouped together and separated from other variables with low or no correlation What is FA? Patterns of correlations are identified and either used as descriptives (PCA) or as indicative of underlying theory (FA) Process of providing an operational definition for latent cons