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title: "Principal component projection mathematical notation"
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# Principal component projection mathematical notation

Principal component projection is a recurring research-paper notation family. Projects centered observations onto leading covariance eigenvectors to…

## Public overview

Principal component projection is a recurring research-paper notation family. Projects centered observations onto leading covariance eigenvectors to retain directions with greatest sample variance.

Principal component projection: Projects centered observations onto leading covariance eigenvectors to retain directions with greatest sample variance. Example: Replace each observation with coordinates along its strongest variation directions.

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