The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale—Revised (WAIS-R): factor structure in a U.K. sample
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The factor structure of the WAIS-R was examined in a U.K. sample free of neurological, psychiatric or sensory disorder (n = 120). Principal components analysis was performed with varimax rotation. Extraction of 2 and 3 factor solutions were specified a priori. For comparison purposes, the same procedures were followed with the U.S.A. standardisation sample data. Encouragingly for U.K. users of the WAIS-R, coefficients of congruence and visual inspection of the factor loadings indicated that factor structure in the U.S.A. and U.K. samples was closely similar.
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