ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Underfactorization

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Underfactorization is a noun meaning (statistics) The use or consideration of too few factors in factor analysis.

Meaning

(statistics) The use or consideration of too few factors in factor analysis.

Example Sentences

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 charges of overfactorization and underfactorization.

Antonyms for underfactorization

Common opposites include overfactorization.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include factorist, factoring, cofactor, factorisation, subfactorial, factorization.

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