Factor analysis and measurement in sociological research
Subtitle: a multi-dimensional perspective
By: editors, David J. Jackson and Edgar F. Borgatta.
Contributors: Jackson, David J.; Borgatta, Edgar F., 1924-
Series: Sage studies in international sociology ;; 21
Publisher: Sage
Published: 1981
Place of publication: London; Beverly Hills, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 313
Subjects: Sociology -- Research -- Statistical methods; Factor analysis
Notes: Includes bibliographies.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: measurement in sociological research / David J. Jackson and Edgar F. Borgatta; title: Factor analysis as an aid in the formation and refinement of empirically useful concepts / Alberto Marradi; title: Selecting a data analysis model for factorial ecology research / David J. Jackson and Edgar F. Borgatta; title: A non-metric multi-dimensional scaling of urban services and urban populations / William G. Howard and David R. Heise; title: Alternative coding procedures and the factorial structure of attitude and belief systems / Pablo Suárez; title: Measurement issues in mental health needs assessment / Charles E. Holzer III and Lynn Robbins; title: The use of LISREL in sociological model building / Dag Sörbom and Karl G. Jöreskog; title: Factor analysis of dichotomous variables: American attitudes toward abortion / Bengt Muthén; title: New developments in latent structure analysis / Clifford C. Clogg; title: Applications of simultaneous factor analysis to issues of factorial invariance / Duane F. Alwin and David J. Jackson; title: Job conditions and intellectual flexibility / Melvin L. Kohn and Carmi Schooler.