Model
Digital Document
Publisher
Florida Atlantic University
Description
This thesis focuses on factor analysis as a
technique. It thus includes a survey of the various
factor mode ls, their theory and mathematical development,
a survey of its previous use for empirical studies in
economics, and empirical tests of sensitivity of alternative factor techniques. From the results of the
sensitivity test it was concluded that different factor
techniques yield very similar results and that factor
techniques are of value for empirical studies in economics.
technique. It thus includes a survey of the various
factor mode ls, their theory and mathematical development,
a survey of its previous use for empirical studies in
economics, and empirical tests of sensitivity of alternative factor techniques. From the results of the
sensitivity test it was concluded that different factor
techniques yield very similar results and that factor
techniques are of value for empirical studies in economics.
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