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

By J. Armstrong. 2015

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Repairing Tom Swift's Electric Factor Analysis Machine (2003, methodology): “Following methods analogous to those used by Armstrong (1967), Ledyard Tucker (personal communication, 1970) generated a population correlation matrix for Swift’s original 11 variables.”
Context and leadership: An examination of the nine-factor full-range leadership theory using the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire. (2003, methodology): “Hence, lack of support for the nine-factor model cannot necessarily be construed as lack of support for the construct validity of the MLQ for those studies that have used EFA (for a discussion on the utility of EFA, see Armstrong, 1967; Fabrigar, Wegener, MacCullum, & Strahan, 1999; Mulaik, 1972).”
Receptor modeling application framework for particle source apportionment. (2002, methodology): “schemes have been applied Armstrong (1967), Blifford and Meeker”
Marketing measurement revolution: the C-OAR-SE method and why it must replace psychometrics (2011, background): “In Armstrong’s two studies, meaningful “factors” were obtained using random numbers as inputs.”