Mathematics
8 years ago

New study reveals how principal components and factors align closely together.

Journal of Multivariate Analysis
Factor Analysis and Principal Components
Hans Schneeweiß, H. Mathes

Paper Summary

The main goal of the article is to show how principal components and factors in a statistical model are related. The researchers found conditions where these components and factors are similar. They also looked at how the matrices of loadings in the model compare.

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