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Reviews: Harman, Harry. Modern Factor Analysis. 2nd Ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1967. 474 + xx pp. $12.50.:

Reviews: Harman, Harry. Modern Factor Analysis. 2nd Ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press,... Reviews Reviews Harman , Harry. Modern Factor Analysis. 2nd Ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1967. 474 + xx pp. $12.50. The first edition of this reference work, published in 1960, was widely and deservedly received as a major contribution to the field. The second edition may be disappointing to those seeking a text appro­ priat e to students who do not intend to become specialists in multi­ variat e analysis. Modern Factor Analysis must be accepted as a standard reference work, definitive and reasonably comprehensive for the middle sixties. The organization of the book is basically the same as that of the first edition. The earlier chapters provide a somewhat scanty orientation to the problems of factor analysis, a rather thorough discussion of the basic statistical model and its usual variations, and cogent sum­ maries of the matrix algebra and vector geometry needed to assimilate the remainder of the book. As do most mathematicians, Harman assumes that once a concept has been presented and articulated with other concepts, it may be referred to by its name or symbol without repeating its definition. This approach is efficient for mathematically oriented students who will find the occasional well-placed recapitula­ tions http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American Educational Research Journal SAGE

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Reviews Reviews Harman , Harry. Modern Factor Analysis. 2nd Ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1967. 474 + xx pp. $12.50. The first edition of this reference work, published in 1960, was widely and deservedly received as a major contribution to the field. The second edition may be disappointing to those seeking a text appro­ priat e to students who do not intend to become specialists in multi­ variat e analysis. Modern Factor Analysis must be accepted as a standard reference work, definitive and reasonably comprehensive for the middle sixties. The organization of the book is basically the same as that of the first edition. The earlier chapters provide a somewhat scanty orientation to the problems of factor analysis, a rather thorough discussion of the basic statistical model and its usual variations, and cogent sum­ maries of the matrix algebra and vector geometry needed to assimilate the remainder of the book. As do most mathematicians, Harman assumes that once a concept has been presented and articulated with other concepts, it may be referred to by its name or symbol without repeating its definition. This approach is efficient for mathematically oriented students who will find the occasional well-placed recapitula­ tions

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