EPPP Psychology

Category - Research Methods and Statistics

Factor analysis aims to identify as many factors from data as possible. What does the process of factor analysis start with?
  1. Factor loading
  2. Determining eigenvalues
  3. Making a correlation matrix
  4. Determining strength of each found factor
Explanation
Answer: C - Factor analysis begins with a correlation matrix that shows the intercorrelations among tests or items from the data. Eigenvalues determine the strength of a factor, which is not calculable until all factors are extracted.
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