________ is an approach to factor analysis that considers the total variance in the data.
A)Principal components analysis
B)Common factor analysis
C)Omega method
D)Unweighted least squares

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Principal components analysis considers the total variance in the data and tries to identify the most important patterns in the data by finding linear combinations of the original variables that explain the maximum amount of variance. Common factor analysis, on the other hand, assumes that the observed variables are influenced by a smaller number of underlying latent factors and tries to identify these factors by estimating the correlations among the observed variables. Omega method is a reliability analysis method, and unweighted least squares is a regression method. Therefore, the correct choice is A.

________ Is an Approach to Factor Analysis That Considers the Total