[R] Factor Analysis?

[Stuart Luppescu]

On 02-Feb-00 Prof Brian Ripley wrote:
> My feeling is that there are plenty of packages that do factor analysis,
> and not much demand for it in R.  Anyone want to write a factor analysis
> package for R?

You know what they say about factor analysis: it's what the data get into when
theory goes on vacation (or ``on holiday,'' for those of the British
persuasion).
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