Illustrative Examples of Principal Component Analysis using SPSS-X/FACTOR.

Abstract

In order to provide a deeper understanding of the workings of principal components, four data sets were constructed by taking linear combinations of values of two uncorrelated variables to form the X-variates for the principal component analysis. The examples highlight some of the properties and limitations of principal component analysis. This is part of a continuing project that produces annotated computer output for principal component analysis. The complete project will involve processing four examples on SAS/PRINCOMP, BMDP/4M, SPSS-X/FACTOR, GENSTAT/PCP, and SYSTAT/FACTOR. We show here the results from SPSS-X/FACTOR, Release 2.2.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 26, 1987
Accession Number
ADA185084

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  • C. E. Mcculloch
  • N.j. Miles-mcdermott
  • W. T. Federer

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  • Cornell University

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