Factor Analysis

Data variables:
          v1
          v2 (v2)
          v3
          v4
          v5

Data input: observations

Number of complete cases: 15
Missing value treatment: listwise
Standardized: yes

Type of factoring: principal components

Number of factors extracted: 2

Factor Analysis
Factor Percent of Cumulative
Number Eigenvalue Variance Percentage
1 2,7546 55,092 55,092
2 1,77487 35,497 90,589
3 0,377091 7,542 98,131
4 0,0649641 1,299 99,431
5 0,0284735 0,569 100,000

Initial
Variable Communality
v1 1,0
v2 1,0
v3 1,0
v4 1,0
v5 1,0

The StatAdvisor
This procedure performs a factor analysis.    The purpose of the analysis is to obtain a small number of factors which account for
most of the
variability in the 5 variables.    In this case, 2 factors have been extracted, since 2 factors had eigenvalues greater than or equal to
1,0.    Together
they account for 90,5894% of the variability in the original data.    Since you have selected the principal components method, the
initial
communality estimates have been set to assume that all of the variability in the data is due to common factors.

Factor Loading Matrix Before Rotation

Factor Factor
1 2
v1 0,295282 0,853199
v2 -0,0476403 0,919908
v3 0,937599 0,277506
v4 -0,949642 0,227983
v5 -0,940334 0,267774

Estimated Specific
Variable Communality Variance
v1 0,815141 0,184859
v2 0,848501 0,151499
v3 0,956101 0,0438985
v4 0,953797 0,046203
v5 0,955931 0,044069
The StatAdvisor
This table shows the equations which estimate the common factors before any rotation is performed.    For example, the first
common factor has
the equation

0,295282*v1 - 0,0476403*v2 + 0,937599*v3 - 0,949642*v4 - 0,940334*v5

where the values of the variables in the equation are standardized by subtracting their means and dividing by their standard
deviations.    It
also shows the estimated communalities, which can be interpreted as estimating the proportion of the variability in each variable
attributable
to the extracted factors.

Factor Loading Matrix After Varimax Rotation

Factor Factor
1 2
v1 -0,173484 0,886027
v2 0,175389 0,904289
v3 -0,88977 0,405477
v4 0,972149 0,0933996
v5 0,968477 0,134099

Estimated Specific
Variable Communality Variance
v1 0,815141 0,184859
v2 0,848501 0,151499
v3 0,956101 0,0438985
v4 0,953797 0,046203
v5 0,955931 0,044069

The StatAdvisor
This table shows the equations which estimate the common factors after rotation has been performed.    Rotation is performed in
order to simplify
the explanation of the factors.    The first rotated factor has the equation

-0,173484*v1 + 0,175389*v2 - 0,88977*v3 + 0,972149*v4 + 0,968477*v5

where the values of the variables in the equation are standardized by subtracting their means and dividing by their standard
deviations.    It
also shows the estimated communalities, which can be interpreted as estimating the proportion of the variability in each variable
attributable
to the extracted factors.