A researcher conducted a factor analysis of five items on which participants rated their current mood. Interpret the factor matrix that emerged from this factor analysis. Specifically, what do the three factors appear to be?
|
Mood Rating
|
Factor 1
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Factor 2
|
Factor 3
|
|
Happy
|
.07
|
.67
|
.03
|
|
Angry
|
.82
|
-.20
|
.11
|
|
Depressed
|
.12
|
-.55
|
.20
|
|
Nervous
|
.00
|
-.12
|
.67
|
|
Relaxed
|
.07
|
-.09
|
-.72
|