Suppose you had a series of eight measures of anxiety that you administered to a sample. You would use the statistical technique referred to as ____ in order to test the hypothesis that they are all measuring the same thing (anxiety).
A)linear regression
B)multiple regression
C)discriminant analysis
D)factor analysis

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Factor analysis is the statistical method used to test if multiple variables measure the same underlying construct, in this case, anxiety. It helps in identifying the underlying relationships between measured variables.

Suppose You Had a Series of Eight Measures of Anxiety