Which Statement Is Not Correct Concerning Factor Scores

question 9

Multiple Choice

Which statement is not correct concerning factor scores?

• A) In principal components analysis it is possible to compute exact factor scores that are uncorrelated.
• B) Factor scores can be used instead of the original variables in subsequent multivariate analysis.
• C) In common factor analysis,estimates of factor scores are obtained,and there is no guarantee that factors will be uncorrelated with each other.
• D) All statements are correct.

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Definitions:

Attention Bias

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Representativeness Heuristic

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Divergent Thinking

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Convergent Thinking

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