A Researcher Wanted to Administer a Set of 15 Items

question 12

Multiple Choice

A researcher wanted to administer a set of 15 items to study participants with the intent of factor analyzing the data. Which of the following would be especially good advice?

• A) The researcher should seek a sample with as little variability as possible on the 15 items.
• B) The researchers should recruit a sample of at least 150 people.
• C) The researcher should consider adding more items, because 15 is too low a number to be factor analyzed.
• D) The researcher should do a power analysis to minimize the risk of Type II errors.

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