FACTORTEST: Stata module to perform tests for appropriateness of factor analysis

João Pedro Azevedo ()

Statistical Software Components from Boston College Department of Economics

Abstract: factortest performs Bartlett's test for sphericity and calculates the Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin Measure of Sampling Adequacy. Both tests should be used prior to a factor or a principal component analysis.

Language: Stata
Requires: Stata version 7.0
Keywords: factor analysis; principal components; sphericity; sampling adequacy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003-12-03, Revised 2006-08-27
Note: This module may be installed from within Stata by typing "ssc install factortest". The module is made available under terms of the GPL v3 (https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt). Windows users should not attempt to download these files with a web browser.
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