Factor Analysis Can Be Used in Which of the Following

question 14

Multiple Choice

Factor analysis can be used in which of the following circumstances?

• A)To identify underlying dimensions,or factors,that explain the correlations among a set of variables.
• B)To identify a new,smaller set of uncorrelated variables to replace the original set of correlated variables in subsequent multivariate analysis.
• C)To identify a smaller set of salient variables from a larger set for use in subsequent multivariate analysis.
• D)All are correct circumstances.

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