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New procedures are presented for measuring invariance and matching factors for fixed variables and for fixed or different subjects. Two of these, the coefficient of invariance for factor loadings and the coefficient of factor similarity, utilize factor scores computed from the different sets of factor loadings and one of the original standard score matrices. Another, the coefficient of subject invariance, is obtained by using one of the sets of factor loadings in conjunction with the different standard score matrices. These coefficients are correlations between factor scores of the appropriate matrices. When the best match of factors is desired, rather than degree of resemblance, the method of assignment is proposed.
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Pinneau, S.R., Newhouse, A. Measures of invariance and comparability in factor analysis for fixed variables. Psychometrika 29, 271–281 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02289724
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