Factor analysis

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-004328",
  "term": "Factor analysis",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A statistical technique employed to simplify complex datasets by identifying underlying, unobserved variables that account for the correlations among a larger set of observed variables. This method reduces the dimensionality of data, revealing latent structures or common factors. It is often used in chemometrics to interpret spectroscopic data or chemical process measurements.",
  "subject": "Analytical Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "common factor analysis",
    "data matrix",
    "loadings",
    "multivariate curve resolution",
    "principal-component analysis",
    "score"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2016, 88, 407. 'Vocabulary of concepts and terms in chemometrics (IUPAC Recommendations 2016)' on page 420 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2015-0605)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/factor-analysis/"
}