Derivation of Theory by Means of Factor Analysis, or Tom Swift and His Electric Factor Analysis Machine

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. It has not been uncommon for social scientists to draw upon analogies from the physical sciences in their discussions of scientific methods. They look with envy at some of the mathematical advances in the physical s...