因子分析法のための会話型プログラム

概要

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The purpose of this study is to develop a conversational factor analysis program for computer use. Process of factor analysis contains a series of computional procedures. Factor analysts usually compute several different solutions to explore the best one in reference to the purpose of his study. This program provides many options on preparatory data processing, for example, data correction, data transformation and finding outliers, initial factor solutions, estimation of the number of factors, rotation of factor axis and estimation of factor scores. An investigator is allowed to examine various solutions in a variety of conditions without any special background in computer usage. In addition, the program can be used as a kind of computer assisted instruction on factor analysis which gives students step by step exercises. Students will be able to master the process of factor analysis in responding the conversational program without conducting complicated computational works.
東京大学の論文
1982-03-10