Concept information
Preferred term
factor analysis
Type
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Topic
Definition
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A set of statistical methods for analyzing the correlations among several variables in order to estimate the number of fundamental dimensions that underlie the observed data and to describe and measure those dimensions. It is used frequently in the development of scoring systems for rating scales and questionnaires.
Source: Medical Subject Headings 2015
Type: Concept definition
Broader concept
Synonyms
- factorial analyses
- factorial analysis
- multifactorial analysis
- principal axis factoring
- statistical factor analysis
In other languages
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Spanish
URI
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/240115
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