The association structure between manifest variables arising from the single-factor model is investigated using partial correlations. The additional insights to the practitioner provided by partial correlations for detecting a single-factor model are discussed. The parameter space for the partial correlations is presented, as are the patterns of signs in a matrix containing the partial correlations that are not compatible with a single-factor model.

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Anti-image correlation matrix,Elliptical tetrahedron,Factor analysis,Factor partial correlation,Manifest partial correlation

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