Investigating the role of orthogonal and non-orthogonal rotation of the axes on the factor analysis, in regard to the repeatability of the extracted factors: applications in epidemiological and nutritional data
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Factor analysis is a technique of reducing sample variables that creates a new set of variables, the common factors interpreting the sample. The starting axes are then rotated until some other suitable position is reached, in order to make the common factors interpretable. Before applying these results, the common factors should be checked for their accuracy. Repeatability (or reproducibility) is the most important parameter in determining the reliability of a method. It refers to how close the values are to each other from a series of measurements made exactly the same way. However, the degree of generalization of the extracted patterns to the population has rarely been studied. ΑΙΜ: The aim of the proposed doctoral thesis is to investigate the role of orthogonal and non-orthogonal rotation of the axes on the factor analysis, in regard to the repeatability (or reproducibility) of the extracted factors. ORIGINALITY: Although in the international literature the use of fact ...
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