Varimax rotation of a factor solution attempts to
A) maintain the right angles between the factors.
B) enhance the substantive interpretation of the unrotated factor solution.
C) force the entries in the columns of the factor loading matrix to be near 0 or 1.
D) all of the above.
E) a and b above.

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Varimax rotation, a method used in factor analysis, aims to simplify the interpretation of factors by maintaining orthogonal (right-angled) relationships between them (A), enhancing the interpretability of the unrotated factor solution (B), and forcing the factor loadings to be close to 0 or 1, thus making it easier to see which variables are associated with which factors (C). Therefore, all of the statements A, B, and C are correct objectives of Varimax rotation.

Varimax Rotation of a Factor Solution Attempts to