overfactorization

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English

Etymology

From over- +‎ factor +‎ -ization.

Noun

overfactorization (uncountable)

  1. (statistics) The use or consideration of excessive factors in factor analysis.
    • 1959, Solomon Diamond, Information and error, pages 224–225:
      Shall we stop the process of factoring at this point, or go on to test a third hypothesis? The question of when to stop factoring is one of the major points of controversy in factor analysis, and the criticisms which one factorist may direct against the work of another quite commonly deal with charges of overfactorization and underfactorization.

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