factor analysis
noun[C]
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a way ofexaminingalargeamountofdatabyconsideringall the different things thataffectit and how theyrelateto each other:
Theaverageageof the differentgroupswasintroducedinto thefactoranalysisas avariable.
Examplesoffactor analysis
factor analysis
Factoranalysisin psychology is most often associated with intelligence research.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He had already published his seminal paper on thefactoranalysisof intelligence (1904).
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He seized the opportunity to write a program to performfactoranalysisand regression on the new computer.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Initially described as a three-mode extension offactoranalysisand principal component analysis it may actually be generalized to higher mode analysis.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Curiously enough, few if any of the existing assessment instruments for these areas have emphasized the necessity offactoranalysis.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.However, developers could be warned about overtesting to avoid the excessive work, but it might require advanced skills in sampling orfactoranalysis.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Pursuing this interest led to a major work onfactoranalysisof mental ability.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Over time, they usedfactoranalysisto reduce the massive list of traits by analyzing the underlying patterns among them.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He eventually settled on 16 personality factors through the use offactoranalysis.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Factoranalysisdepends on measuring distances between observations: the choice of a significant metric is crucial.
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