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bcretired

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A principle component can be defined as
 
  where the b values
 a. explain as much variance in the correlation matrix as possible
  b. maximize
  c. minimize
  d. are orthogonal

Question 2

A test of a hypothesis to determine if two groups differ with respect to the scores on one variable is called a(n) ______.
 Fill in the blank(s) with correct word



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Answer to Question 1

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z is the linear combination, called a principal component. The principal components methodology determines values for b1, b2, , bm that explain as much variance in the correlation matrix as possible.

Answer to Question 2

test of differences



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