Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
einen gut zu identifizierenden Hauptfaktor ergab
English translation:
resulted in a well-identifiable main factor
Added to glossary by
Susan Welsh
Nov 21, 2016 15:26
7 yrs ago
German term
United States
Psychology, economics, politics
Native in: English 
Works in: Russian to English, German to English, English
einen gut zu identifizierenden Hauptfaktor ergab
German to English
Social Sciences
Mathematics & Statistics
ego development
Novy stellte auf diese Weise insgesamt zwölf Skalen zusammen, die so unterschiedliche Aspekte wie Impulskontrolle, Toleranz, Bewusstheit des Selbst im sozialen Kontext oder Ambiguitätstoleranz messen. Mit diesen zwölf Skalen führte Novy eine Faktorenanalyse durch, die **einen gut zu identifizierenden Hauptfaktor ergab.**
My meager knowledge of statistics is failing me here. Thanks in advance!
My meager knowledge of statistics is failing me here. Thanks in advance!
Proposed translations
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| 3 +2 | resulted in an easily identifiable/recognizable main factor |
Ramey Rieger (X)
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| 4 | Well-identifiable primary factor |
DLyons
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Proposed translations
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resulted in an easily identifiable/recognizable main factor
Perhaps the 'main factor' could be replaced with something like leit motif/central theme
Peer comment(s):
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Dr. Johanna Schmitt
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Mercí Frau Doktor!
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philgoddard
: You'd obviously have to find a solution that avoided repetition of "factor". But I don't think this is a specifically statistical term.
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Hmmm, I'm not so sure if factor can be omitted, Phil, but I, personally would use another term to denote the culminating result.
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Comment: "Thanks to you both - I had to flip a coin to choose "most helpful" (Ramey was first). Yes, I guess statistics is supposed to be hard, so I'm editing the glossary entry accordingly! FWIW, I find Hauptfaktor translated as "main factor" on a number of bilingual dictionary sites."
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Well-identifiable primary factor
The work referred to is "Novy, Diane. M., An investigation of the progressive sequence of ego development levels. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 49
(3), 332.338, 1993" It's online at the link below.
Your author's "Well-identifiable primary factor" seems a bit of an overstatement, but the ST is the ST!
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Note added at 17 hrs (2016-11-22 09:09:37 GMT)
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P.S. the term "factor" pretty much has to be retained - it's something that's output from a Factor Analysis. One might use (principal) component as being roughly synonymous but then some referee will start to quibble :-)
(3), 332.338, 1993" It's online at the link below.
Your author's "Well-identifiable primary factor" seems a bit of an overstatement, but the ST is the ST!
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Note added at 17 hrs (2016-11-22 09:09:37 GMT)
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P.S. the term "factor" pretty much has to be retained - it's something that's output from a Factor Analysis. One might use (principal) component as being roughly synonymous but then some referee will start to quibble :-)
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