Principal Component Analysis (PCA)

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correlated quantitative dependent variables Extract the important information from the prepared table of data, to represent it as a set of new orthogonal variables called principal components

Objectives of principal component analysis

To discover or to reduce the dimensionality of the data set. To identify new meaningful underlying variables.

Principal of PCA

It reduces the variability in the data by creating the artificial variables that are called principle components Projects a dataset to a new coordinate system by determining the eigenvectors and eigenvalues of a matrix

Example
1.My supervisor treats me with consideration. 2. My supervisor consults me concerning important decisions that affect my work. 3. My supervisors give me recognition when I do a good job. 4. My supervisor gives me the support I need to do my job Well. 5. My pay is fair. 6. My pay is appropriate, given the amount of responsibility that comes with my job. 7. My pay is comparable to the pay earned by other employees whose jobs are similar to mine.

Applications of PCA

Neuroscience Computer graphics Meteorology Oceanography Gene expression

Application of PCA in Neuroscience

Quantitative analysis of minimal Excitatory Postsynaptic Potentials (EPSPs)

Application of PCA in Computer graphics

Compression of Bidirectional Texture Functions (BTF)

Application of PCA in Metrology

Daily temperature variation (1998-2000)

Application of PCA in Metrology

Application of PCA in Oceanography

43 stations in a study about the atmospheric pressure and mean seasonal cycle

Application of PCA in Gene Expression

Conclusion

By: Ayesha Yousaf