Factor Analysis Uses Three Steps in Arriving at a Solution

question 32

Multiple Choice

Factor analysis uses three steps in arriving at a solution.The first step is to

• A) develop a set of correlations between all combinations of variables
• B) sort the data by cases from lowest to highest
• C) determine the optimum number of factors to explain the variables
• D) rotate the factors

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Definitions:

Double-Blind Study

A research experiment in which neither the participants nor the experimenters know who is receiving a particular treatment, to prevent bias.

Correlational Research

A type of non-experimental study design used to measure the relationship between two or more variables.

Field Research

The collection of data outside of a laboratory, library, or workplace setting, directly in the natural or real-world setting.

Single-Blind Study

A type of study or experiment where only the participants do not know which group (control or experimental) they are in to reduce bias.