The Description of Taxonomic Relationships by Factor Analysis
Systematic ZoologyPublished 1 March 1962
F. James Rohlf, Robert R. Sokal
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The study reported in this paper is to investigate whether multiple factor analysis could be used to describe and evaluate taxonomic relationships among organisms.
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F. James Rohlf, Robert R. Sokal; The Description of Taxonomic Relationships by Factor Analysis, Systematic Biology, Volume 11, Issue 1, 1 March 1962, Pages 1–16
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MathematicsAgricultural and Biological SciencesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Modern factor analysis
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