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:

8 Check the Principal Component Analysis box (if available) to activate this field.
8 Either type the desired value in 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 from the pop-up menu. Change the upper or lower boundaries in the window that appears, to rescale the slider and click .