Number of Principal Components

This parameter is used to specify the number of principal components to compute. This value is set to 3 by default.

To Specify the Number of Principal Components:

Either type the desired value into the text field, or move the slider to the right or to the left to change the value.

Tip : To change the scale of the slider, right-click on the slider and select Rescale Slider from the pop-up menu. Change the upper and/or lower boundaries in the window that appears, to rescale the slider and click OK .