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American Journal of Epidemiology 2005 161(12):1184-1185; doi:10.1093/aje/kwi154
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American Journal of Epidemiology Copyright © 2005 by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health All rights reserved

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Re: "(Mis)use of Factor Analysis in the Study of Insulin Resistance Syndrome"

Suzanne Novak1, Laura M. Stapleton2, John R. Litaker3 and Kenneth A. Lawson1

1 Pharmacy Administration Division, College of Pharmacy, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712
2 The Litaker Group, Austin, TX 78712
3 Department of Educational Psychology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712

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A recent Journal paper by Lawlor et al. (1Go) suggests that researchers begin to explore the hypothesis-testing purposes of using confirmatory factor analysis to increase understanding of the insulin resistance syndrome. In contrast to what was reported by these authors, two studies were published prior to their article in which a hypothesis-testing approach was used to examine the factor structure . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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