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factor analysis  

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  • Factor analysis is a statistical technique that seeks to reduce a large set of variables to a small number of key attributes. For example, we might find that most people who are opposed to abortion are also against women working outside the home and in favour of mild corporal punishment of errant children. [Source: The SAGE Dictionary of Sociology; Factor Analysis]

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