Uses and Abuses of Factor Analysis

Hans J. Eysenck

Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series C, 1952, vol. 1, issue 1, 45-49

Abstract: Factor analysis, if used cautiously and with a full understanding of its underlying logic, can illuminate many fields of research. It is a statistical method, based on correlation analysis, for combining a number of measured variables into a smaller number of groups of variables: the groups are the factors. They are in no way absolute and the basis of their choice is partly subjective: they constitute a hypothesis that requires to be tested. Examples are given to show the fruitfulness of factor analysis.

Date: 1952
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