ISSN:
0886-9383
Keywords:
Principal component analysis
;
Singular value decomposition
;
Factor analysis
;
Rank determination
;
Eigenvector analysis
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Chemistry
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Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
The distribution of error eigenvalues resulting from principal component analysis is deduced by considering the decomposition of an error matrix in which the errors are uniformly distributed. The derived probability function is \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ P(\lambda ^0 _j) = N(r - j + 1)(c - j + 1) $$\end{document} Where λ0j is the jth error eigenvalue, r and c are the numbers of rows and columns in the data matrix, and N is the normalization constant. This expression is tested and validated by investigations involving model data. The distribution function is used to determine the number of factors responsible for various sets of spectroscopic data taken from the chemical literature (including nuclear magnetic resonance, infrared and mass spectra).
Additional Material:
1 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cem.1180010106
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