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A Comparison of Graphic and Analytic Solutions for both Oblique and Orthogonal Simple Structures for Factors of Employee Morale

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2025

Melany E. Baehr
Melany E. Baehr*
Affiliation:
Industrial Relations Center, The University of Chicago
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Abstract

Solutions for simple structure obtained from empirical data through the use of the Oblimax, Quartimax, and Varimax procedures are matched with independently determined graphic solutions for the same data. The relative merits of the two analytic orthogonal solutions (Quartimax and Varimax) are discussed. Factors of employee morale are interpreted.

Type
Original Paper
Information
Psychometrika , Volume 28 , Issue 2 , June 1963 , pp. 199 - 209
Copyright
Copyright © 1963 The Psychometric Society

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