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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| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Factor Analysis, Statistical" by people in Profiles.
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Measuring sexual relationship power equity among young women and young men South Africa: Implications for gender-transformative programming. PLoS One. 2019; 14(9):e0221554.
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The association between social capital and HIV treatment outcomes in South Africa. PLoS One. 2017; 12(11):e0184140.
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Childhood deprivation and later-life cognitive function in a population-based study of older rural South Africans. Soc Sci Med. 2017 10; 190:20-28.
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Using Optimal Test Assembly Methods for Shortening Patient-Reported Outcome Measures: Development and Validation of the Cochin Hand Function Scale-6: A Scleroderma Patient-Centered Intervention Network Cohort Study. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2016 11; 68(11):1704-1713.
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The "Spirit 8" successfully captured spiritual well-being in African palliative care: factor and Rasch analysis. J Clin Epidemiol. 2012 Apr; 65(4):434-43.
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The MVQOLI successfully captured quality of life in African palliative care: a factor analysis. J Clin Epidemiol. 2011 Aug; 64(8):913-24.
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Design and development of a novel controlled release PLGA alginate-pectinate polyspheric drug delivery system. Drug Deliv. 2007 Jul; 14(5):309-18.