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. 2014 Sep 16;11(1):181–207. doi: 10.1007/s11482-014-9361-z

Table 5.

Principal component analysis outcomes for three poverty components

PCA on the poverty indices
Eigen value Variance explained PC loadings
Absolute poverty Relative poverty Earnings & Incomes
1st component 2.15 72 % 0.63 0.51 0.59
2nd component 0.62 21 % −0.21 0.84 −0.50
3rd component 0.23 7 % −0.75 0.19 0.63