Figure 2.
Scores plot (A) and loadings plot (B) obtained from the PCA on the matrix data of the 161 hemp samples (in the matrix rows) and the nine cannabinoids analyzed (the matrix columns). Plots of the first three components (explained variance: PC1 = 42.7%; PC2 = 15.8%; PC3 = 14.9%; total = 73.4%). Data have been auto-scaled (zero mean and unitary variance) before PCA. The four Hemp retailers are marked with different colors: Green = A; Red = B; Yellow = C; Blue = D.