A Nurse Researcher Would Opt to Use Factor Analysis in Which

question 6

Multiple Choice

A nurse researcher would opt to use factor analysis in which case?

• A) To control statistically for a variable and measure differences among group means
• B) To take a large number of variables and group them into a smaller number of factors
• C) To test the relationship between two variables measured at interval or ratio level data
• D) To measure the relationship between one outcome or dependent variable and several dependent variables

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Definitions:

Opportunity Costs

The loss of potential gain from other alternatives when one particular option is chosen over others.

Predatory Dumping

A practice where a company exports a product at a price significantly lower than its normal value, with the intention to drive out competition in the import country.

Sporadic Dumping

Occurs when a company exports a product at a price significantly lower than the price in its domestic market, but does so irregularly or occasionally.

Rent Seeking

The practice of gaining wealth without creating new wealth or value, often through manipulation of the social or political environment.