Principal Components Factor Analysis Seeks to

Multiple Choice

Principal components factor analysis seeks to

A) transform a set of interrelated variables into a set of unrelated linear combinations of these variables.
B) choose the set of linear combinations so that each factor accounts for an increasing proportion of the variance in the original variables.
C) choose the set of linear combinations so that the factors are uncorrelated with each other.
D) a and b.
E) a and c.