“On the Madness in His Method: R. B. Cattell’s Contributions to Structural Equation Modeling”, J. Jack McArdle1984-04 (IQ, personality, statistics; backlinks)⁠:

In the space available for this essay I can provide only a cursory review of the many methodological contributions of R. B. Cattell. I have chosen to look at these from the vantage point of contemporary issues in structural equation modeling.

Cattell’s factor analytic approach is compared With current modeling practices.

A critical evaluation is offered which finds much of Cattell’s work still innovative, still technically advanced, and still of great value to contemporary model builders.

See Also:

• The Rediscovery of Bifactor Measurement Models

• Bifactor and Hierarchical Models: Specification, Inference, and Interpretation

• Scientific and Social Importance of Assessing Individual Differences: “Sinking Shafts at a Few Critical Points”

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