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Exploratory Factor Analysis with categorical variables

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Problem

I need to run exploratory factor analysis for some categorical variables (on 0,1,2 likert scale). In the Factor procedure dialogs (Analyze->Dimension Reduction->Factor), I do not see an option for defining the variables as categorical. Do I need to set the Measure for each variable to 'Ordinal' in the Variable View of the Data Editor?

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16 April 2020

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