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Definition of Factor analysis
1. Noun. Any of several methods for reducing correlational data to a smaller number of dimensions or factors; beginning with a correlation matrix a small number of components or factors are extracted that are regarded as the basic variables that account for the interrelations observed in the data.
Generic synonyms: Correlational Analysis
Derivative terms: Factor Analytical, Factor Analyze
Lexicographical Neighbors of Factor Analysis
Literary usage of Factor analysis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transactions of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers by American Institute of Electrical Engineers (1917)
"... PEAK LOAD AND LOAD factor analysis BY WM. LE ROY ROBERTSON ABSTRACT OF PAPER
Description of the annual load relief map which is a device for visualizing ..."
2. Risk Assessment for Neurobehavioral Toxicity edited by Bernard Weiss, Jurg Elsner (1997)
"factor analysis The basis of factor analysis is that a significant correlation
between two ... factor analysis begins with a correlation matrix showing the ..."
3. Multivariate Analysis and Its Applications by Theodore Wilbur Anderson, Ingram Olkin, Kʻai-tʻai Fang (1994)
"Further, a factor analysis model is studied. Based on the assumption that n
p-dimensional observations are uncorrelated and they follow 7zp-dimensional ..."
4. Production and Consumption of Foodgrains in India: Implications of by J. S. Sarma, Vasant P. Gandhi (1990)
"One systematic method of achieving this is factor analysis.10 factor analysis
... The summary results of factor analysis are shown in Table 12 (the complete ..."
5. The Importance Of Women's Status For Child Nutrition In Developing Countries by Lisa C. Smith (2003)
"DATA, MEASURES, AND METHODS Table 3.5 Index of women's relative decisionmaking
power: factor analysis output Panel A Factor Panel B Whether woman works for ..."
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