According to Tabachnick and Fidell (2013), Identify a True Statement

Multiple Choice

According to Tabachnick and Fidell (2013) , identify a true statement about principal factors analysis.

A) It is most appropriate when one wants to reduce a large number of variables down to a smaller set.
B) It is most appropriate when one has theoretically or empirically based predictions.
C) It is often used in the early stages of research to identify the variables that cluster together.
D) It is used in the later stages of research where one can specify how variables relate given an underlying psychological process.