In the context of factor analysis, identify a true statement about oblique rotation.

A. Its most popular method maximizes the variance of loadings on each factor and simplifies factors.
B. It assumes that the measures and factors are correlated.
C. In this rotation, results are easier to interpret.
D. In this rotation, the axes representing the factors remain perpendicular when rotated around fixed points representing data.


Answer: B

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