Factor Analysis of Motor Aptitude of Preadolescent Boys
- 1 December 1961
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in Research Quarterly. American Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation
- Vol. 32 (4), 507-513
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10671188.1961.10613178
Abstract
The application of factor analysis with varimax orthogonal rotation was used to extract five factors from the intercorrelations of 25 items which authorities claim measure motor aptitude. The factors underlying the 25 items utilized in the study seemed to permit the following names: speed, growth and maturity classification, kinesthetic memory of the arms, body balance on objects, and body balance on the floor (not on objects).Keywords
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