Factor analysis and measurement in sociological research : a multi-dimensional perspective / editors, David J. Jackson and Edgar F. Borgatta.

Introduction: measurement in sociological research / David J. Jackson and Edgar F. Borgatta -- Factor analysis as an aid in the formation and refinement of empirically useful concepts / Alberto Marradi -- Selecting a data analysis model for factorial ecology research / David J. Jackson and Edgar F. Borgatta -- A non-metric multi-dimensional scaling of urban services and urban populations / William G. Howard and David R. Heise -- Alternative coding procedures and the factorial structure of attitude and belief systems / Pablo Suárez -- Measurement issues in mental health needs assessment / Charles E. Holzer III and Lynn Robbins -- The use of LISREL in sociological model building / Dag Sörbom and Karl G. Jöreskog -- Factor analysis of dichotomous variables: American attitudes toward abortion / Bengt Muthén -- New developments in latent structure analysis / Clifford C. Clogg -- Applications of simultaneous factor analysis to issues of factorial invariance / Duane F. Alwin and David J. Jackson -- Job conditions and intellectual flexibility / Melvin L. Kohn and Carmi Schooler.