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factor analysis
Definition: 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
Definition: A statistical method used to describe variability among observed correlated variables in terms of one or more unobserved variables (called factors).