<P> Charles Spearman pioneered the use of factor analysis in the field of psychology and is sometimes credited with the invention of factor analysis . He discovered that school children 's scores on a wide variety of seemingly unrelated subjects were positively correlated , which led him to postulate that a general mental ability , or g , underlies and shapes human cognitive performance . His postulate now enjoys broad support in the field of intelligence research , where it is known as the g theory . </P>
<P> Charles Spearman pioneered the use of factor analysis in the field of psychology and is sometimes credited with the invention of factor analysis . He discovered that school children 's scores on a wide variety of seemingly unrelated subjects were positively correlated , which led him to postulate that a general mental ability , or g , underlies and shapes human cognitive performance . His postulate now enjoys broad support in the field of intelligence research , where it is known as the g theory . </P>
who is credited with promoting the use of factor analysis and why
who is credited with promoting the use of factor analysis and why
Charles Spearman
Charles Spearman