Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-187) and indexes
A general description of factor analysis -- Statistical terms and concepts -- Principal components analysis -- Other methods of factor analysis -- Rotation of factors -- Confirmatory factor analysis and path analysis -- The interpretation and use of factor analysis: examples from personality testing -- Factor analysis in test construction -- Factor analysis in a wider context -- Interpreting confirmatory and path analyses -- Summary and conclusions: the use and abuse of factor analysis in research