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English: The above picture is an example of the difference between PCA and Factor Analysis. In the top diagram the "factor" (e.g., career path) represents the three observed variables (e.g., doctor, lawyer, teacher) whereas in the bottom diagram the observed variables (e.g., pre-school teacher, middle school teacher, high school teacher) are reduced into the component of interest (e.g., teacher).
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