Easy Guide to Factor Analysis

<p>Factor analysis is a statistical technique widely used in psychology and the social sciences. With the advent of powerful computers factor analysis and other multivariate methods are now available to many more people. <em>An Easy Guide to Factor Analysis</em> presents and explains factor analysis as clearly and simply as possible. The author Paul Kline carefully defines all statistical terms and demonstrates step-by-step how to work out a simple example of principal components analysis and rotation. He further explains other methods of factor analysis including confirmatory and path analysis and concludes with a discussion of the use of the technique with various examples.<br><em>An Easy Guide to Factor Analysis</em> is the clearest most comprehensible introduction to factor analysis for students. All those who need to use statistics in psychology and the social sciences will find it invaluable. <br><strong>Paul Kline</strong> is Professor of Psychometrics at the University of Exeter. He has been using and teaching factor analysis for thirty years. His previous books include <em>Intelligence: the psychometric view</em> (Routledge 1990) and <em>The Handbook of Psychological Testing</em> (Routledge 1992).</p>