A loss function for alpha factor analysis |
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Authors: | Prof Gerhard Derflinger |
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Institution: | (1) Institute of Statistics, University of Economics and Business Administration, Augasse 2-6, A-1090 Vienna, Austria |
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Abstract: | Most of the factor solutions can be got by minimizing a corresponding loss function. However, up to now, a loss function for the alpha factor analysis (AFA) has not been known. The present paper establishes such a loss function for the AFA. Some analogies to the maximum likelihood factor analysis are discussed.The author is greatly indebted to Prof. Henry F. Kaiser (University of California, Berkeley) for his kind encouragement. He is also indebted to an anonymous referee ofPsychometrika for having confronted him with the problem in 1977. Financial support by the Wiener Hochschuljubiläumsstiftung is gratefully acknowledged. |
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Keywords: | alpha factor analysis maximum likelihood factor analysis loss function |
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