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:

Check the Principal Component Analysis box (if available) to activate this field.

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 Rescale Slider from the pop-up menu. Change the upper or lower boundaries in the window that appears, to rescale the slider and click OK .