A Computational Starting Point for Rao's Canonical Factor Analysis: Implications for Computerized Procedures

Abstract

Initial uniqueness estimates given by the diagonal matrix U ² = I are suggested as a useful starting point in carrying out by computers canonical factor analyses.

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