Factor Analysis Quiz Topics

Quiz 4 - FA 1

• 250 word summary of a published exploratory factor analysis study (2 marks)
• What is factor analysis?
• Purpose of factor analysis
• What are the assumptions of factor analysis?
  • levels of measurement
  • number of variables
  • number of cases
  • factorability of the correlation matrix
• Types of factor analysis
• Communalities
• Eigen values
• Explained vs. unexplained variance
• Determining the number of factors
• Rotating - varimax vs. othogonal
• Iterations
• Factor loadings
• Cross-loadings
• Eliminating items
• Coming up with a good model
• Strengths & weaknesses of factor analysis

Quiz 5 - FA 2

• Any topic from FA 1
• 500 word summary of your own exploratory factor analysis study (4 marks)
• Testing a factor structure across groups
• Methods for computing composite scores
• Reliability analysis
• What is confirmatory factor analysis?