A Factor Analysis of Selected Wartime Fitness Tests

Abstract

In this study Thurstone's method of multiple factor analysis was utilized to factor the intercorrelations of 26 selected wartime fitness test items administered to 116 male Freshmen enrolled at Indiana University. Four factors isolated were identified in terms of the resultant correlations between the individual test items and the factors. Isolated factors were identified with reservation as: I Arm Extensor Endurance, II Power of Leg Extensors, III Power of Hip Extensors, and IV Power of Thigh Flexors. Low communalities of each of the test items indicated the presence of a specific factor or factors not isolated in the study.