-score- with a single argument does
indeed produce scores (values) for
the first principal component ("eigenfactor"
appears to be a term you invented).
Otherwise, the difference between principal components
analysis and factor analysis is explained
in the manual and in essentially every
multivariate text worth talking about.
Nick
[email protected]
Loveena Dookhony
> I am also trying to make a wealth index using STATA. I
> am a bit confused as to what command to use:
>
> I am doing:
>
> pca roof car borehole ......
> score index
>
> Is this my wealth index, the 1st eigenfactor??
>
> What's the difference between pca and factor?
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