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varimax

varimax adjective: describing a rotation that maximizes the sum of the variances of the squared loadings, often used in surveys to see how groupings of questions measure the same concept.

Adjective

varimax (not comparable)

  1. Describing a rotation that maximizes the sum of the variances of the squared loadings, often used in surveys to see how groupings of questions measure the same concept.

Origin of varimax

From variance and maximize.

Questions about varimax

What does varimax mean?
Varimax means describing a rotation that maximizes the sum of the variances of the squared loadings, often used in surveys to see how groupings of questions measure the same concept.
What part of speech is varimax?
Varimax is an adjective.

Words near varimax in the dictionary

  1. Varignon parallelogram
  2. Varignon parallelograms
  3. Varignon's theorem
  4. varigradation
  5. varihued
  6. varimax
  7. Varin
  8. Varinder
  9. Varins
  10. varint
  11. varints

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