Factor Analysis Is

question 231

Multiple Choice

Factor analysis is

• A) a statistical method for analyzing correlations between variables.
• B) a list of the five factors central to trait theory.
• C) a scale for assessing people's personality traits.
• D) an analysis of the correlation between personality traits and underlying biological tendencies.

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