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underfactorization

underfactorization noun: the use or consideration of too few factors in factor analysis.

Noun

underfactorization (uncountable)

  1. The use or consideration of too few factors in factor analysis.
    • Shall we stop the process of factoring at this point, or go on to test a third hypothesis? […] The question of when to stop factoring is one of the major points of controversy in factor analysis, and the criticisms which one factorist may direct against the work of another quite commonly deal with...1959, Solomon Diamond, Information and error, pages 224–225

Antonyms of underfactorization

Origin of underfactorization

From under- + factor + -ization.

Questions about underfactorization

What does underfactorization mean?
Underfactorization means the use or consideration of too few factors in factor analysis.
What part of speech is underfactorization?
Underfactorization is a noun.

Words near underfactorization in the dictionary

  1. undereyes
  2. underface
  3. underfaced
  4. underfaces
  5. underfacing
  6. underfactorization
  7. underfalconer
  8. underfalconers
  9. underfamiliar
  10. underfamiliarity
  11. underfamilies

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