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Identifying the best common factor model via exploratory eactor analysis

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Currently,there is no solid criterion for judging the quality of the estimators in factor analysis.This paper presents a new evaluation method for exploratory factor analysis that pinpoints an appropriate number of factors along with the best method for factor extraction.The proposed technique consists of two steps:testing the normality of the residuals from the fitted model via the Shapiro-Wilk test and using an empirical quantified index to judge the quality of the factor model.Examples are presented to demonstrate how the method is implemented and to verify its effectiveness.

factor analysisShapiro-Wilknormalityresiduals

HE Bao-hua、TANG Rui、TAGN Qi-yi

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School of Big Data,Fuzhou University of International Studies and Trade,Fuzhou 350202,China

School of Mathematics,Sun Yat-Sen University,Guangzhou 510275,China

Department of Computer Science,University of Bath,UK

Institute of Insect Science,Zhejiang University,Hangzhou 310058,China

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National Basic Research Program of ChinaNational Natural Science Foundation of China

2010CB12620030370914

2024

高校应用数学学报B辑(英文版)
浙江大学 中国工业与应用数学学会

高校应用数学学报B辑(英文版)

影响因子:0.146
ISSN:1005-1031
年,卷(期):2024.39(1)
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