Dimensionality and Principal Components

Data Camp

Please go through and complete the following module

LinkDue byRequiredTaskModuleChapters
Week 1010/25/22Survey and Measurement Development in RPreparing to analyze survey data
Exploratory factor analysis & survey development
Confirmatory factor analysis & construct validation
Criterion validity & replication

R Task

Please follow the directions listed below

  1. Download the task files

  1. Unzip them on your computer and place all of the files in a folder of your choice as is

  2. Open the file PCA Install.R and run the syntax included

  3. Open the file PCA walkthrough.Rmd in RStudio

  4. After finishing the walkthrough, open the mostly empty Rmarkdown file PCA Report.Rmd, read through the directions, and include your syntax to receive credit. You are provided an optional PCA Testing Script.R to test your R code as needed.

  5. Save the resulting PDF file by adding your first initial and last name to the beginning of the filename. For example, my submission would be aroy PCA walkthrough.pdf

  6. Submit the script to eCampus in the Submission Portal by the end of Week 11