A Principle Component Can Be Defined As $$z = b _ { 1 } X _ { 1 } + b _ { 2 } X _ { 2 } + \ldots + b _ { m } X _ { m }$$

question 23

Multiple Choice

A principle component can be defined as
$$z = b _ { 1 } X _ { 1 } + b _ { 2 } X _ { 2 } + \ldots + b _ { m } X _ { m }$$
Where the b values

• A) explain as much variance in the correlation matrix as possible
• B) maximize
• C) minimize
• D) are orthogonal

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