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Factor Analysis definitions

# Definition Sets
1 a statistical procedure that identifies clusters of related items (called factors) on a test; used to identify different dimensions of performance that underlie one's total score 937 sets
2 a statistical procedure that identifies clusters of related items (called factors) on a test; used to identify different dimensions of performance that underlie one's total score. 301 sets
3 a statistical procedure that identifies clusters of related items (called factors) on a test; used to identify different dimensions of performance that underlie a person's total score 232 sets
4 correlations among many variables are analyzed to identify closely related clusters of variables 177 sets
5 a statistical procedure that identifies clusters of related items (called factors) on a test; used to identify different dimensions of performance that underlie a person's total score. 162 sets
6 any of several methods for reducing correlational data to a smaller number of dimensions or factors 161 sets
7 a complex statistical technique used to identify the underlying reasons variables are correlated 157 sets
8 statistical technique that analyzes the correlations among responses on personality inventories and other measures 153 sets
9 a statistical procedure that identifies clusters of related items on a test 128 sets
10 a statistical technique that explains a large number of correlations in terms of a small number of underlying factors 124 sets
11 a statistical procedure that identifies clusters of related items on a test; used to identify different dimensions of performance that underlie one's total score 109 sets
12 a statistical procedure that identifies clusters of related items on a test; used to identify different dimensions of performance that underlie a person's total score 96 sets
13 statistical analysis of correlations among many variables to identify closely related clusters of variables. 66 sets
14 statistical procedure designed to discover the independent elements (factors) in any set of data 63 sets
15 a statistical procedure that identifies clusters of related items on a test; used to identify different dimensions of performance that underlie one's total score. 61 sets
16 a statistical procedure that identifies clusters of related items (called factors) on a test; used to identify different dimensions of performance that underlie one's total score. (myers psychology 8e p. 432) 57 sets
17 a statistical procedure that identifies clusters of related items on a test; used to identify different dimensions of performance that underlie a person's total score. 45 sets
18 statistical procedure that identifies clusters of related items on a test 42 sets
19 a complex statistical technique used to identify the underlying reasons variables are correlated. 41 sets
20 statistical analysis of correlations among many variables to identify closely related clusters of variables 34 sets
21 cattell (1965); statistical technique; find that 200 traits tend to cluster in groups (traits are from allport's/odbert's lists) 33 sets
22 a statistical procedure that identifies clusters of related items on a test - used to identify different dimensions of performance that underline one's total score 33 sets
23 statistical technique that explains a large number of correlations in terms of a small number of underlying factors 32 sets
24 correlations among many variables are analyzed to identify closely related clusters of variables. 31 sets
25 a statistical procedure that identifies clusters of related items (factors) on a test; used to identify different dimensions of performance that underlie one's total score 27 sets
26 a statistical procedure used to find basic dimensions underlying a set of measures 27 sets
27 a statistical procedure that identifies clusters of related items (factors) on a test; used to identify different dimensions of performance that underlie a person's total score 23 sets
28 statistical technique that analyzes the correlations among responses on personality inventories and other measures. 22 sets
29 a statistical technique used to determine the number of components in a set of data. these components are then named according to their characteristics allowing a researcher to break down information into statistical groups. 20 sets
30 a statistical procedure that identifies clusters of related items 19 sets
31 a statistical technique that explains a large number of correlations in terms of a small number of underlying factors. 19 sets
32 procedure that identifies groups of related items on a test 19 sets
33 a statistical procedure that identifies clusters of related items on a test. 18 sets
34 a statistical technique using correlation coefficients to reduce a large number of variables to a few factors. 17 sets
35 a statistical method for studying the interrelations among various tests. the goal is to discover whether the tests are all influenced by the same factors. 17 sets
36 statistical procedure for determining the most basic units or factors in a large array of data 16 sets
37 a statistical procedure that identifies common factors among groups of items by determining which variables have a high degree of correlation 15 sets
38 a statistical technique used to correlate multiple measurements and identify general underlying factors 14 sets
39 statistical procedure that identifies clusters of related items (called factors) on a test; used to identify different dimensions of performance that underlie one's total score 14 sets
40 a statistical procedure that identifies clusters of related items (called factors) in a test; used to identify different dimensions of performance that underlies one's total score 14 sets
41 a statistical approach used to describe and relate personality traits 12 sets
42 a statistical procedure that identifies clusters of related items on a test - used to identify different dimensions of performance that underline one's total score 11 sets
43 a statistical technique for sorting test items or behaviors into conceptually similar groupings 11 sets
44 statistical analysis used to identify clusters of traits 11 sets
45 a statistical technique useful in the construction of multi-item scales to measure abstract concepts 11 sets
46 a statistical procedure that groups together related items on tests by analyzing the correlations among test scores 11 sets
47 correlations among many variable are analyzed to identify closely related clusters of variables; leads to the five-factor model of personality or the "big five" 11 sets
48 statistical procedure that identifies clusters of related items on a test; used to identify different dimensions of performance that underlie a person's total score 11 sets
49 a statistical technique applied to intelligence tests to find out the number and nature of the aspects of intelligence they are measuring. 10 sets
50 a statistical procedure that identifies clusters of related items on a test; used to identify different dimensions of performance that underlie ones total score 10 sets
51 a statistical procedure that analyzes clusters of related items (factors); different factors underlie one's total score (ex. people who do well on vocab are likely to do well in paragraph comprehension - this cluster determines verbal intelligence) 9 sets
52 a statistical procedure that identifies common elements (factors), which underlie performance across a set of tasks 9 sets
53 enables researchers to identify clusters of test items that measure a common ability. 9 sets
54 grouping items according to their similarities 9 sets
55 a statistical technique that identifies groups of related objects; used by cattell to identify trait clusters 9 sets
56 a statistical procedure used to find basic dimensions underlying a set of measures. 8 sets
57 a statistical procedure that identifies clusters of correlated test items that tap basic components of intelligence 8 sets
58 a statistical technique applied to intelligence tests to find out the number and nature of the aspects of intelligence they are measuring 8 sets
59 a statistical procedure that identifies clusters of related items (called factors) on a test; used to identify different dimensions of performance that underlie a person's total score. (myers psychology 9e p. 406) 8 sets
60 enables researchers to identify clusters of test items that measure a common ability 8 sets
61 a statistical technique that identifies groups of related objects; it was used by cattell to identify clusters of traits 8 sets
62 a statistical procedure that identifies clusters of related items (factors) on a test; used to identify different dimensions of performance that underlie one's total score. 8 sets
63 a statistical method for analyzing the intercorrelations among various measures or test scores; clusters of measures or scores that are highly correlated are assumed to measure the same underlying trait, ability, or aptitude (factor). 8 sets
64 a statistically procedure that identifies clusters of related items (called factors) on a test; used to identify different dimensions of a performance that underlie one's total score 8 sets
65 statistical procedure to identify clusters of test items that tap basic components of intelligence 8 sets
66 a statistical technique for identifying common factors that underlie performance on a wide variety of measures 8 sets
67 a statistical procedure that identifies clusters of related items (factors) on a test; used to identify different dimensions of performance that underlie a person's total score. 7 sets
68 a statistical procedure that identifies clusters on related items on a test 7 sets
69 statistical procedure that identifies clusters of test items that tap basic components of intelligence 7 sets
70 a statistical method for analyzing the intercorrelations among various measures or test scores; clusters of measures or scores that are highly correlated are assumed to measure the same underlying trait, ability, or aptitude (factor) 7 sets
71 statistical procedure described to identify cluster of test items that tap basic components of intelligence 7 sets
72 a statistical technique used combine data into similar groups 7 sets
73 a statistical technique that identifies clusters of test items that measure the same ability (factor) 7 sets
74 statistical procedure used to cluster traits 7 sets
75 a statistical procedure that identifies clusters of related items (called factors) on a test; used to identify different dimensions of performance that underlie a person's total score. (myers psychology for ap 1e p. 524) 6 sets
76 a statistical technique that identifies clusters of test items that measure the same ability 6 sets
77 method for identifying clusters of related variables-- dimensions underlying a central construct 6 sets
78 mathematical procedure used to analyze correlations among test responses 6 sets
79 a statistical technique used to describe people in a few traits 6 sets
80 another approach to construct validity is fa- a statistical procedure that identifies clusters of related variable-that is, dimensions underlying a central construct dimensions are called factors- each represents a relatively unitary attribute another means of testing hypotheses about interrelationships and for looking at the convergent and discriminant validity of a large set of items confirmatory fa sometimes used to analyze mtmm data 6 sets
81 a statistical procedure that groups together related items on tests by analyzing the correlations among test scores. 6 sets
82 statistical procedure that identifies factors, or clusters of related items, that seem to define a common ability 6 sets
83 a statistical technique for finding clusters of related traits, tests, or items. 6 sets
84 a statistical method for analyzing the intercorrelations among various measures or test scores; clusters of measures or scores that are highly correlated are assumed to measure the same underlying trait or ability 6 sets
85 a statistical procedure that identifies clusters of related items on a test, used to identify different dimensions of performance that underlie a person's total score 6 sets
86 a statistical analysis procedure used to determine the number of dimensions present in a set of items 6 sets
87 used to identify "factors" that explain a variety of results on different tests 5 sets
88 is a statistical technique that is used to identify patterns of correlations in responses to questionnaires. 5 sets
89 a statistical procedure that identifies clusters of related items (called factors) on a test 5 sets
90 identifying factors that tend to cluster together 5 sets
91 a statistical technique in which correlations among a number of simple scales are reduced to a few basic dimensions 5 sets
92 a statistical procedure that identifies clusters of related items on a test; used to identify different dimensions of performance that underlies one's total score 5 sets
93 a statistical technique based on correlations between several measures, which may be explained in terms of underlying factors 5 sets
94 the statistical procedure to identify clusters of test items that tap basic components of intelligence 5 sets
95 statistical procedure used by cattell and eyesnck to identify common factors among a group of items. simplify long lists of traits. 5 sets
96 a statistical procedure that identifies clusters of related items. 4 sets
97 a statistical technique used to identify clusters that correlate with one another 4 sets
98 a statistical procedure that has been used to identify clusters of related items 4 sets
99 a statistical technique that identifies groups of related objects; used by cattell to identify trait clusters. 4 sets