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Multivariate Analysis: Principal Component Analysis

Plots Tab

You can use the Plots tab to create plots that graphically display results of the analysis. (See Figure 26.4.)

Creating a plot often adds one or more variables to the data table. The following plots are available:

Proportion plot of eigenvalues (scree plot)


creates a plot that summarizes the eigenvalues of the correlation or covariance matrix.

Show cumulative proportions


adds cumulative proportions of eigenvalues to the proportion plot.

Matrix of component score plots


creates a matrix of scatter plots that shows scores for consecutive pairs of principal components.

Correlation pattern plot


creates a line plot that shows the correlations between principal components and the original variables.

Biplot


creates a biplot. A biplot shows relationships between observations and variables in a single plot.

Scale factors


specifies how to scale and factor the SVD of the data matrix. The scaling determines the values for the biplot. The methods are described in the section Biplots.

Extend variable vectors


specifies whether to extend the vectors to the edge of the biplot. This is useful for visualizing the direction of short vectors.

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