Tag: Statistical methods

Globally, millions of children have benefited from the Education for All (EFA) initiative, an international effort to provide basic education. However, this is just one of several entirely different meanings for the acronym EFA, which can also refer to scientific, financial, and nutritional concepts.

Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) is a multivariate statistical method with a clear primary purpose: to uncover the fundamental relationships and latent variables that explain patterns among a large set of observed variables. This process serves as a cornerstone for theory development and instrument design in numerous fields, including social science, psychology, and marketing.