Dr.Rabias has been conducting a research study.He asked participants to complete a very long questionnaire and is now analyzing the data.He wants to determine whether different items on the test correlate with each other,and fall into clusters or sets.Dr.Rabias will likely be using a ___.
A) specific factor analysis
B) general factor analysis
C) factor analysis
D) t-test factor analysis

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Factor analysis is a statistical method that helps to identify patterns and relationships among variables. In this case, Dr.Rabias wants to determine whether different items on the test correlate with each other and fall into clusters or sets, which can be achieved by using factor analysis. Specific factor analysis and general factor analysis are subsets of factor analysis and may not be appropriate for the given scenario. T-test factor analysis is not a commonly used term in statistics.

DrRabias Has Been Conducting a Research Study