To use cluster analysis for clustering variables to identify homogeneous groups,the researcher could do all of the following except ________.
A) inserting communalities in the diagonal of the correlation matrix
B) using the correlation coefficient as a measure of similarity between variables
C) using the variables as the units of analysis
D) A and B

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Inserting communalities in the diagonal of the correlation matrix is not a standard procedure for clustering variables. This is typically done in factor analysis, not cluster analysis.

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