principal components analysis

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principal components analysis A statistical technique for determining the amount of variance in a set of data, in which the first of a series of axes explains the maximum variance, the second the maximum of the variance remaining, and so forth, each axis being at right angles to the preceding one. Compare reciprocal averaging.

A Dictionary of Ecology MICHAEL ALLABY

principal components analysis

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principal components analysis See MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS.

A Dictionary of Sociology GORDON MARSHALL

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