common factor analysis

synonyms: exploratory factor analysis, factor analysis
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.10089

Factor analysis in which latent variables are calculated that maximise the correlation with observed variables.

Note: The common factors are not unique. Typically factors are rotated so that the factors are more easily interpreted in terms of the original variables.
Source:
PAC, 2016, 88, 407. (Vocabulary of concepts and terms in chemometrics (IUPAC Recommendations 2016)) on page 418 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'common factor analysis' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.10089 RIS BibTex EndNote
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