Some aspects concerning the use of factor analysis

Järveläinen, Veli-Pekka

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Silva Fennica vol. 5 no. 3 article id 4852 | 1971 | Article

Veli-Pekka Järveläinen

Vähäsen faktorianalyysistä.

Järveläinen V.-P. (1971). Vähäsen faktorianalyysistä. Silva Fennica vol. 5 no. 3 article id 4852. https://doi.org/10.14214/sf.a14654

English title: Some aspects concerning the use of factor analysis

Abstract

Among the users of factor analysis there seems to be a tendency to extend the use of this method to tasks where it suits poorly. It is therefore important to emphasise at least the following aspects: 1) More critical attention should be paid to problems of interpretation especially at situations where method is aimed at analysing the causal relationships among the variables; 2) The study problem should be stated so clearly as to make it plausible to evaluate the suitability of factor model to the problem.

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Original keywords
metsäntutkimus; metsänomistajat; tilastomenetelmät; faktorianalyysi

English keywords
forest owners; factor analysis; forest research; statistical methods

Published in 1971

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