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Regression Estimation and Post-Stratification in Factor Analysis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2025

C. J. Skinner
C. J. Skinner*
Affiliation:
University of Southampton
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Requests for reprints should be sent to C. J. Skinner, Department of Social Statistics, University of Southampton, Southampton, S09 5NH, ENGLAND.
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Abstract

Regression estimation and poststratification are methods used in survey sampling to estimate a population mean, when additional information is available for some auxiliary variables. The extension of these methods to factor analysis is considered. These methods may be used either to improve the efficiency of estimation or to adjust for the effects of nonrandom selection. The estimation procedure may be formulated in a LISREL framework.

Keywords

regression estimationpoststratificationfactor analysisLISREL
Type
Original Paper
Information
Psychometrika , Volume 51 , Issue 3 , September 1986 , pp. 347 - 356
Copyright
Copyright © 1986 The Psychometric Society

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Footnotes

The author is grateful to the referees for their comments.

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