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FACTOR ANALYZE
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
To perform a factor analysis of correlational data
Synonyms:
factor analyse; factor analyze
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Hypernyms (to "factor analyze" is one way to...):
analyse; analyze (break down into components or essential features)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
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)
