Factor Analysis, Statistical
"Factor Analysis, Statistical" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A set of statistical methods for analyzing the correlations among several variables in order to estimate the number of fundamental dimensions that underlie the observed data and to describe and measure those dimensions. It is used frequently in the development of scoring systems for rating scales and questionnaires.
| Descriptor ID |
D005163
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.318.740.400 N05.715.360.750.350 N06.850.520.830.400
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| Concept/Terms |
Factor Analysis, Statistical- Factor Analysis, Statistical
- Analysis, Statistical Factor
- Analyses, Statistical Factor
- Factor Analyses, Statistical
- Statistical Factor Analyses
- Statistical Factor Analysis
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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2009 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2010 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2011 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2012 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2013 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2014 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2015 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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