Plots of coefficients of congruence (K) and root mean squared errors from direct quartimin and target rotated solutions in:

Preacher, K. J., & MacCallum, R. C. (2002). Exploratory Factor Analysis in Behavior Genetics Research: Factor Recovery with Small Sample Sizes. Behavior Genetics, 32(2), 153-161.

Correspondence regarding these plots should be e-mailed to or addressed to:

Kristopher J. Preacher
Department of Psychology
CB#3270 Davie Hall
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3270

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Mean Coefficient of Congruence for Direct Quartimin Rotated Solutions
(screened for Heywood cases):

Mean Root Mean Squared Error for Direct Quartimin Rotated Solutions
(screened for Heywood cases):

Mean Coefficient of Congruence for Target Rotated Solutions
(screened for Heywood cases):

Mean Root Mean Squared Error for Target Rotated Solutions
(screened for Heywood cases):

Mean Coefficient of Congruence for Direct Quartimin Rotated Solutions
(unscreened for Heywood cases):

Mean Root Mean Squared Error for Direct Quartimin Rotated Solutions
(unscreened for Heywood cases):

Mean Coefficient of Congruence for Target Rotated Solutions
(unscreened for Heywood cases):

Mean Root Mean Squared Error for Target Rotated Solutions
(unscreened for Heywood cases):