The common factor structure of the Bender is defined for 9-yr.-old children according to the Koppitz scoring procedure. Utilizing a new robust factor analytic interpretation strategy, it is demonstrated that the common factors correspond closely to the general error categories defined by Koppitz. A cross-validation study is suggested.
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