Factor Analysis Involves

question 66

Multiple Choice

Factor analysis involves

• A) correlation between pairs of measurements.
• B) clinical analysis of case studies.
• C) treatment of data derived from free association.
• D) statistical analysis of life history factors.

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Definitions:

Adaptive Variation

Differences among individuals in a population that result from genetic changes and environmental factors, enabling better survival and reproduction.

Genetic Polymorphism

The presence in a population of two or more alleles for a given gene locus.

Natural Selection

A fundamental mechanism of evolution where organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and reproduce more than others.

Evolution

The process by which different kinds of living organisms are thought to have developed and diversified from earlier forms during the history of the earth, driven by natural selection, genetic drift, mutations, and gene flow.