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Exploratory Factor Analysis as a Tool for Investigating Complex Relationships: When Numbers Are Preferred over Descriptions and Opinions. Sage Research Methods Cases Part 1
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Stephen D. Oller – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2014
Exploratory Factor analysis is a research tool that can be used to make sense of multiple variables which are thought to be related. This can be particularly useful when a qualitative methodology may be the more appropriate method for collecting data or measures, but quantitative analysis enables better reporting. This case first gives a brief…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Relationship, Predictor Variables, Statistical Analysis