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On the oblique rotation of a factor matrix to a specified pattern

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This paper presents a procedure for rotating an arbitrary factor matrix to maximum similarity with a specified factor pattern. The sum of squared distances between specified vectors and rotated vectors in oblique Euclidian space is minimized. An example of the application of the procedure is given.

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  1. Michael Browne

    Present address: the National Institute for Personnel Research, South Africa

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  1. Educational Testing Service, USA

    Michael Browne & Walter Kristof

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This research was supported in part by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Research Grant 1 PO1 HDO1762.

The names of the authors are given in alphabetical order. Their contributions to the paper are equal.

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Browne, M., Kristof, W. On the oblique rotation of a factor matrix to a specified pattern. Psychometrika 34, 237–248 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02289347

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