English dictionary
factor analysis
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Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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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
Source: WordNet 3.0