To Use Cluster Analysis for Clustering Variables to Identify Homogeneous

question 41

Multiple Choice

To use cluster analysis for clustering variables to identify homogeneous groups, the researcher could do all of the following except ________.

• A)using the variables as the units of analysis
• B)using the correlation coefficient as a measure of similarity between variables
• C)inserting communalities in the diagonal of the correlation matrix
• D)A and B

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