Figure 6.
Distributions of the estimated factor score skewness values as a “function” of factor model and factor position. Factor models are principal component analysis (PCA, or PC), exploratory factor analysis (EFA, or EA), and principal axis analysis (PAA, or PA). Numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4 stand for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th factors, respectively. The normal, slightly skewed, and strongly skewed distribution conditions are depicted in the panels A, B, and C, respectively.