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Cattell's scree test  

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  • one test for determining the number of factors to be retained for rotation in a factor analysis. The eigenvalue or the amount of variance accounted for by each factor is plotted against the number of the factor on a graph like that shown in Figure S.2. [Source: The SAGE Dictionary of Statistics; scree test, Cattell's]

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