factor_analyzer.factor_analyzer_utils.smc

factor_analyzer.factor_analyzer_utils.smc(corr_mtx, sort=False)

Calculate the squared multiple correlations.

This is equivalent to regressing each variable on all others and calculating the r-squared values.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Default
corr_mtx	array - like	The correlation matrix used to calculate SMC.	required
sort	bool	Whether to sort the values for SMC before returning. Defaults to False.	False

Returns

Name	Type	Description
smc	numpy.ndarray	The squared multiple correlations matrix.