Pett, Marjorie A. <br/><br/>
Making sense of factor analysis :  the use of factor analysis for instrument development in health care research / 
Marjorie A. Pett, Nancy R. Lackey, John J. Sullivan. 
 - Thousand Oaks, Calif. :  Sage Pub.,  2003. 
 - xvi , 348 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>An overview of factor analysis -- Designing and testing the instrument -- Assessing the characteristics of matrices -- Extracting the initial factors -- Rotating the factors -- Evaluating and refining the factors -- Interpreting factors and generating factor scores -- Reporting and replicating the results. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0761919503 (pbk.)  RM167.33 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Medicine--Research--Statistical methods.<br/>Medical care--Research--Statistical methods.<br/>Factor analysis.