Scree Plot (Correlation and Principal Components)

The Scree Plot tab is shown below:

The Scree Plot tab contains the following elements:

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Scree Plot

This scree plot shows the proportion of variability attributable to each principal component, and a complementary curve showing the cumulative proportion. The point at which the curves flatten is often taken as a visual indicator of a sufficient number of components. This plot can be helpful in deciding how many components adequately explain the data.

See Scree Plot for more information.