Principal component loading

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-009466",
  "term": "Principal component loading",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A measure of the correlation between an original variable and a principal component in principal component analysis (PCA). It indicates how much each original variable contributes to the formation of a specific principal component. Loadings range from -1 to +1, with higher absolute values indicating stronger contributions.",
  "subject": "Chemistry and Human Health",
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2016, 88, 239. 'Glossary of terms used in computational drug design, part II (IUPAC Recommendations 2015)' on page 253 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2012-1204)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/principal-component-loading/"
}