Izvestiya of Saratov University.
ISSN 1819-7671 (Print)
ISSN 2542-1948 (Online)


Factor Analysis

Peculiarities of Factor Analysis in Psychology

Factor analysis appeared in the framework of resolving psychological problems has become popular in many sciences with statistical representation of experimental data. The complexity and ambiguity of its conceptual approaches make its use difficult, especially for young scientists. We have posed a task to clarify special features of difficult points in factor analysis as much as possible without any loss of mathematical accuracy.