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noun
A statistical method used to describe variability among observed correlated variables in terms of one or more unobserved variables (called factors).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics
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noun
A statistical study performed using the method.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics
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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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: correlational analysis
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