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GATE 2025 XH5 (Psychology) – Question 33

Research Methods and Statistics · Correlational Analysis: Product moment and rank order correlation, partial and multiple correlation, biserial, point biserial, tetrachoric and phi, regression, factor analysis · 1 mark · Multiple choice

Which statistical technique is used to analyze patterns of loading of coefficients?

  1. Correlation
  2. Regression
  3. Factor Analysis
  4. Item Analysis

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Correct answer: (C) Factor Analysis

Explanation

Factor analysis groups correlated variables into factors, and the loadings show how strongly each variable is related to each factor. That is the pattern of loadings the question refers to.