Case 2. Access SPSS Chapter 18 Data File A on the website and conduct a factor analysis of the following statements:

q13, q14, and all statements from q39 to q48, where

q13 = "There is a lot of pressure on me as a student in this degree course",

q14 = "The workload is too heavy",

q39 = "I can always manage to solve difficult problems if I try hard enough", ... ,

q48 = "I can handle whatever comes my way".

a. State and verify the necessary assumptions for the analysis and fully interpret your results (including managerial implications).

b. Save the REGR factor scores (you decide how many) and use them as explanatory variables in a regression model to predict a decision to quit university, measured by the statement "I am likely to leave this university within the next twelve months". As another explanatory variable, use also "Gender". State and verify the necessary assumptions for the regression analysis, formulate relevant hypotheses, and fully interpret your results (including managerial implications).