A nurse researcher would opt to use factor analysis in which case?
a. To control statistically for a variable and measure differences among group means
b. To take a large number of variables and group them into a smaller number of factors
c. To test the relationship between two variables measured at interval or ratio level data
d. To measure the relationship between one outcome or dependent variable and several dependent variables
ANS: B
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A This answer defines analysis of covariance.
B This is a definition of factor analysis.
C This defines a correlation coefficient.
D This answer defines multiple regression.
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