Eigenvalue — Glossary
Eigenvalue
Metriceigenvalue
Definition
Amount of variance captured by an ordination axis. The scree plot ranks eigenvalues; axes with large eigenvalues carry most structure.
Examples
PC1 eigenvalue 12.4 → 41% variance.
eigenvalue
Amount of variance captured by an ordination axis. The scree plot ranks eigenvalues; axes with large eigenvalues carry most structure.
PC1 eigenvalue 12.4 → 41% variance.