Second-order factoring is used to determine:
A) if the results from one factor analysis can be repeated.
B) whether the factors that emerge from an initial factor analysis form factors (i.e., correlate in clusters).
C) if factors determined in an initial factor analysis can be broken down further.
D) all of the above

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Second-order factoring is used to determine whether the factors that emerge from an initial factor analysis themselves form clusters or higher-order factors, indicating correlations among the initial factors.

Second-Order Factoring Is Used to Determine