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Exploratory Factor Analysis by Specification Search
Viewing the Scree Plot
E Click on the Specification Search toolbar.
E In the Plot window, select Scree in the Plot type group.
The scree plot strongly suggests the use of 13 parameters because of the way the graph
drops abruptly and then levels off immediately after the 13
th
parameter. Click the point
with coordinate 13 on the horizontal axis. A pop-up shows that the point represents
Models 52 and 53, as shown in Figure 23-4 on p. 355.
Viewing the Short List of Models
E Click on the Specification Search toolbar. Take note of the short list of models for
future reference.