Two-Step Weighted Least Squares Factor Analysis of Dichotomized Variables
- 1 September 1977
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Psychometrika
- Vol. 42 (3) , 433-438
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02293660
Abstract
A two-step weighted least squares estimator for multiple factor analysis of dichotomized variables is discussed. The estimator is based on the first and second order joint probabilities. Asymptotic standard errors and a model test are obtained by applying the Jackknife procedure.Keywords
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