TY - JOUR
AU - Jurs, Stephen
AB - Many methods have been suggested for determining the number of factors in factor analysis solutions, most of them trying to match visual solutions. Presented here is a linear regression approach providing objectivity while producing the same results as the visual scree test. The standard error scree is based on the standard error of estimate for a set of points in the plot of eigenvalues. The number of factors to retain corresponds to the point where the standard error exceeds 1/m, where m is the numbers of variables in the analysis. Experience with the method to date indicates that the results are consistent with visual solutions.
TI - An Objective Counterpart to the Visual Scree Test for Factor Analysis: The Standard Error Scree
JF - Educational and Psychological Measurement
DO - 10.1177/0013164496056003006
DA - 1996-06-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/sage/an-objective-counterpart-to-the-visual-scree-test-for-factor-analysis-U9NFELS5Ry
SP - 443
EP - 451
VL - 56
IS - 3
DP - DeepDyve
ER -