On 1 Mar 2002 04:51:42 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mobile Survey) wrote: > What do i do if I need to run a factor analysis and have non-normal > distribution for some of the items (indicators)? Does Principal > component analysis require the normality assumption.
There is no problem of non-normality, except that it *implies* that decomposition *might* not give simple structures. Complications are more likely when covariances are high. What did you read, that you are trying to respond to? > Can I use GLS to > extract the factors and get over the problem of non-normality. Please > do give references if you are replying. > Thanks. -- Rich Ulrich, [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pitt.edu/~wpilib/index.html ================================================================= Instructions for joining and leaving this list, remarks about the problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES, and archives are available at http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ =================================================================