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factor analysis

noun /fæktərənælɪsɪs/ 5 syllables 15 letters Scrabble 22 WWF 24
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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

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