50 elementary school children between the ages of 8 and 12 yr. were tested on the Motor Steadiness Battery. The 20 derived raw scores were intercorrelated and factored by the principal components technique. Seven of the 10 resulting factors were interpreted as supporting the view that attempts to shorten the battery could only be undertaken at the expense of some loss of information.
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