Question

Question 1. True (T) or False (F)? If your answer is “False,” correct the sentence to be “True.”

b)In factor analysis, the covariance of two observed variables depends solely on their relationship with the common factors as measured by the sizes of the relevant factor loadings.

Answer 1

Factor analysis assumes that common Factors do exist that are indirectly measured by observed variables, and that each observed variable is a weighted sum of common Factors plus a unique component. ...Factor loadings are correlation coefficients between observed variables and latent common factors...factor analysis, the covariance of two observed variables depends solely on their relationship with the common factors as measured by the sizes of the relevant factor loadings.hence the statement is true

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