The Scree Test For The Number Of Factors
1966/04/01 by Raymond B. Cattell · 13,583 citations
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paper · doi:10.1207/s15327906mbr0102_10
published in Multivariate Behavioral Research 1(2), 245-276 (Taylor & Francis)
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(1966). The Scree Test For The Number Of Factors. Multivariate Behavioral Research: Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 245-276.
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