Exhibit 13-5.Choose the type of correlational statistic that would be used for each of the purposes listed.
-Refer to Exhibit 13-5.Used to determine whether a set of variables can be reduced to a smaller number of measures
A) Product-moment correlation
B) Partial correlation
C) Factor analysis
D) Canonical correlation
E) Multiple regression

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Factor analysis is a statistical technique used to identify patterns among variables and reduce them into a smaller set of underlying factors.