Principal Components and Factor Analysis: Part III—What is Factor Analysis?

作者：J. Edward Jackson · 发表于：Journal of Quality Technology · 年份：1981 · DOI：10.1080/00224065.1981.11981002 · 被引用次数：39 · 研究领域：Engineering Diagnostics and Reliability、Fault Detection and Control Systems

Principal components and factor analysis are two techniques that are finding increasing application among quality engineers who are concerned with processes with more than one response variable. In this third and concluding part of a three-part series, the technique of factor analysis is presented and compared with principal components to show its similarities and differences.