In his research on college students, Professor Gupta is interested in grouping several of his variables on study habits into a smaller set of underlying factors which measure student success in college .He is using the method of:
A)Factor analysis
B)Reduction analysis
C)Diminishment analysis
D)None of the above

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Factor analysis is a statistical method used to describe variability among observed, correlated variables in terms of a potentially lower number of unobserved variables called factors. It is used here to group variables on study habits into a smaller set of factors related to student success.

In His Research on College Students, Professor Gupta Is Interested