The Use of Factor Analysis in the Area of Software Metrics

Our Paper deals with the application of linear factor analytic models on software metrics. The model statement is interesting because it delivers an essential contribution for the discussion about the complexity of program systems from our view point. We show, that it is important, to consider the degrees of freedom of the transformability allowed for factor loading matrices in interpreting correlations. Moreover we suppose that investigations with the principal component model are too roughly designed for a better utilization of factor analysis in this field of applica­tion.