Problem is, SAS costs about $20,000 whereas CVF & IMSL come bundled for
$800....
Aron
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> It depends on what you want to do. Sure, for learning about factor
> analysis, it's fun to write your own fortran programs. It's also a
> good way to learn to use IMSL routines. If you're heading towards
> work in methodology and software development, it might be instructive
> to write such a program.
>
> But for applied factor analysis--why reinvent the wheel? Any program
> you write using fortran and IMSL routines probably won't be as good as
> what one finds with SAS or SPSS. I have written my own factor
> analysis routines in fortran. But in most research situations, I'm
> far more likely to use SAS PROC FACTOR than my own program.
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> "Aron Landy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > Any ideas, anyone? I am thinking of using IMSL (which comes free with
Compaq
> > Visual Fortran). Can I do better?
> >
> > Aron Landy
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