Determining the correct number of components to extract from a principal components analysis: A monte carlo study of the accuracy of the scree plot

Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 120-133

  Kanyongo, Gibbs Y ^a  

^a DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Factor analysis; Monte Carlo; Principal component analysis; Scree plot

Indexed keywords

EID: 22944487950     PISSN: 15389472     EISSN: 15389472     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22237/jmasm/1114906380     Document Type: Article

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