FACTOR ANALYTICAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does factor analytical mean? 

• FACTOR ANALYTICAL (adjective)
  The adjective FACTOR ANALYTICAL has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to or the product of factor analysis

  Familiarity information: FACTOR ANALYTICAL used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FACTOR ANALYTICAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or the product of factor analysis

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

factor analytic; factor analytical

Pertainym:

factor analysis (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)

Derivation:

factor analysis (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)