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  1. Fields of Study
  2. mathematics and statistics
  3. statistics
  4. statistical analysis
  5. ordination techniques
  6. principal component analysis
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. mathematics and statistics
  3. statistics
  4. statistical analysis
  5. ordination techniques
  6. principal component analysis
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. mathematics and statistics
  3. statistics
  4. statistical analysis
  5. ordination techniques
  6. principal component analysis

Preferred term

principal component analysis

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information Mathematical procedure that transforms a number of possibly correlated variables into a smaller number of uncorrelated variables called principal components.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings

    Type: Concept definition

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Synonyms

  • principle component analysis

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https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/59637

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