When There Is a Need to Reduce the Number of Attributes

question 24

True/False

When there is a need to reduce the number of attributes in a study, factor analysis has an advantage over discriminant analysis in that a significance test can be done of the output of factor analysis.

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Definitions:

Evocative Gene-environment Correlation

A concept in genetics suggesting that an individual's genes influence the environment they create or seek out, affecting their development.

Heritable Behaviours

Traits or behaviors that are passed from parents to their offspring through genetic transmission.

Environmental Response

The reactions or adaptations of organisms or systems to changes or stimuli in their environment.

Behavioural Geneticists

Scientists who study the role of genetic and environmental factors in determining behaviors and traits.