Exam 24: Introducing Multivariate Statistical Analysis

____________________ in regression analysis refers to how strongly interrelated the independent variables in a model are.

A factor loading indicates how strongly a measured variable is correlated with a factor.

____________________ allows a researcher to build and test a theory represented by a series of regression equations that are solved simultaneously.

When an analysis studies the effect of several independent variables on a single dependent variable that is interval-scaled,this is called ____________________ analysis.

Which type of analysis attempts to predict a categorical dependent variable?

Which technique allows a researcher to build and test a theory represented by a series of regression equations,each involving multiple item measures,that are solved simultaneously?

If the analysis contains only one dependent variable and that variable is metric,the appropriate statistical analysis is:

Jeff is analyzing data and is concerned over how strongly interrelated the independent variables in his model are.Jeff is concerned about:

Discriminant analysis predicts a categorical dependent variable based on a linear combination of independent variables.

The basic types of multivariate techniques are metric methods and nonmetric methods.

The correlation between two variables after taking into account the fact that they are correlated with other variables too is called:

Which of the following is a mathematical way in which a set of variables can be represented with one equation?

Factor rotation is a mathematical way of simplifying factor results.

Nominal and ordinal scales are examples of ____ scales,while interval and ratio scales are examples of ____ scales.

A variable that is coded as either zero or one and that has two distinct levels is called a(n):

Explain how cluster analysis can identify market segments.

A researcher has 57 variables in a large dataset and wishes to summarize the information from them into a reduced set of variables.Which multivariate technique should be used?

If the researcher wants to classify objects into two mutually exclusive categories,the researcher should use ____________________ analysis.

The purpose of factor analysis is to summarize the information contained in a large number of variables into as large a number of factors as possible.

The type of measurement scales used will determine which multivariate statistical techniques are appropriate for the data.