Use data set fa_data.csv from Course Documents in Blackboard. This dataset contains a sample of 300 responses on 6 items from a survey of college students' favorite subject matter. The items range in value from 1 to 5, which represent a scale from Strongly Dislike to Strongly Like. Our 6 items asked students to rate their liking of different college subject matter areas, including biology (BIO), geology (GEO), chemistry (CHEM), algebra (ALG), calculus (CALC), and statistics (STAT). Conduct a factor analysis for the data.'
use 11-4) data
- 11.24(a), (b).
- Does Fisher's Linear Discriminate function (the one we discussed, using straight lines) appear to be a proper method?
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