Factor analysis can be used in which of the following circumstances?
A)To identify underlying dimensions,or factors,that explain the correlations among a set of variables.
B)To identify a new,smaller set of uncorrelated variables to replace the original set of correlated variables in subsequent multivariate analysis.
C)To identify a smaller set of salient variables from a larger set for use in subsequent multivariate analysis.
D)All are correct circumstances.

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Factor analysis can be used to identify underlying dimensions (A), to create a new set of uncorrelated variables (B), and to identify a smaller set of salient variables (C) for use in subsequent multivariate analysis. Therefore, all of the choices are correct circumstances for using factor analysis.

Factor Analysis Can Be Used in Which of the Following