Making sense of factor analysis : the use of factor analysis for instrument development in health care research - Pett, Marjorie A.; Lackey, Nancy R. (Nancy Rebecca).; Sullivan, John J., 1919-2001. (Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Pub., 2003)
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.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Medicine -- Research -- Statistical methods; Medical care -- Research -- Statistical methods; Factor analysis