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tag: 6K1AGPJT0Z
kind: concept
name: Spurious solutions
sources:
  - wikipedia: en:253492@r1371953697
    locator: Factor analysis, section Practical implementation > Terminology
    note: adopted
    mention: wikipedia://en/253492#8SZ6
    sections: [Summary]
inventory: [W0F9QTZ781]
---

## Summary

If the communality exceeds 1.0, there is a spurious solution, which may reflect too small a sample or the choice to extract too many or too few factors.