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SPSS FACTOR Computes Wrong Covariances By Ruben Geert van den Berg under Factor Analysis Summary Wrong Covariances from FACTOR Correct Covariances from CORRELATIONS Correct Covariances from REGRESSION Summary When using pairwise exclusion of missing values, SPSS FACTOR computes wrong covariances. For correct covariances, use CORRELATIONS (menu or syntax) or REGRESSION (syntax only). This tutorial presents