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Can non normal data be used for factor analysis and multiple regression? If so what is the procedure to justify it?

While I was writing up the analysis in my thesis, I just came across when rechecking my test for normality, that the p-value for most continuous variables was .000, which is less than .05, and it ...
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Factor scores vs. construct mean scores in regression analysis

I have 48 items in my questionnaire that represent 8 constructs. After conducting the exploratoty factor analysis (EFA) with PC method extraction and Varimax rotation method, 8 sets of factor scores ...
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Factor analysis and regression

I have a question about how to interpret a regression analysis I did following a factor analysis. I did prinicipal axis factoring (direct oblimin) I got a 3 factor solution. The three factors were ...
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Which statistical test should I use when there are multiple latent predictors and multiple latent outcomes?

I am doing my research on Personality (the big five factors) and if personality can predict commitment to an organization. However, commitment is composed of three dimensions. What is the best ...
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Assessing multicollinearity of factors

I have a multifactor model (with 7 factors currently) and 754018 observations. In order to check for multicollinearity issues as the model grows I wrote an R script to compute a correlation matrix ...