factor analytical
- adjective
- /ˈfæktər əˈnælɪtɪkəl/
- Specialized
:
analítico factorial
- The number of factors was restricted to eight in an attempt to replicate the results of previous factor analytical studies of the NCQ.
- factor analytical procedures
- factor analytical results
Examples
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Nonclinical samples allowed us to explore the normal range of scores in AS and general personality, and permitted factor analytical and correlational analyses.
Academic text (1996) -
Consecutive factor analytical procedures, item analyses, and combinations of multivariate stepwise regression analyses were conducted on the data.
Academic text (2003) -
For clarity, the factor analytical results from the two samples are presented in Study 1, and the ASQ correlations with personality are presented in Study 2.
Academic text (1996) -
For this reason, these factor analytical studies could be interpreted as supporting the RLHM but, simultaneously, challenging the scoring system of the ASQ, which ignores this distinction.
Academic text (1996) -
The researchers used factor analytical techniques to identify the underlying relationships between the survey responses.
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In her thesis, she discussed the importance of factor analytical methods in simplifying complex data sets.
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The study employed several factor analytical approaches to reveal hidden patterns in the psychological assessments.
Synonyms
Relating to a method that finds a few hidden traits in lots of data
Surface Forms
Morphology
The combination of 'factor' (an element influencing an outcome) and 'analytical' (relating to analysis) makes it reasonably clear that the adjective refers to analysis involving factors, so a learner could guess a general meaning. However, the phrase is a technical label for the specific statistical procedure 'factor analysis' and its precise, discipline-specific sense (or the adjective ordering 'factor-analytical') may not be fully predictable to a B1 learner without exposure.
Etymology
Factor analytical combines factor (a hidden cause) and analytical (about studying). It describes work that looks at many measurements to find a few hidden causes. Imagine many lights in a room controlled by a few hidden switches; finding the switches explains the lights, so factor analytical means 'about using that way of studying to find hidden causes'.
