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Factor Analysis
Results of the Analysis
Here are the unstandardized results of the analysis. As shown at the upper right corner
of the figure, the model fits the data quite well.
As an exercise, you may wish to confirm the computation of degrees of freedom.
The parameter estimates, both standardized and unstandardized, are shown next. As
you would expect, the regression weights are positive, as is the correlation between
spatial ability and verbal ability.
Computation of degrees of freedom: (Default model)
Number of distinct sample moments: 21
Number of distinct parameters to be estimated: 13
Degrees of freedom (21 – 13): 8
23.30
spatial
visperc
cubes
lozenges
wordmean
paragrap
sentence
23.87
err_v
11.60
err_c
28.28
err_l
2.83
err_p
7.97
err_s
19.93
err_w
9.68
verbal
1.00
.61
1.20
1.00
1.33
2.23
1
1
1
1
1
1
7.32
Example 8
Factor analysis: Girls' sample
Holzinger and Swineford (1939)
Unstandardized estimates
Chi-square = 7.853 (8 df)
p = .448