Re: [R] Same eigenvalues but different eigenvectors using 'prcomp' and 'principal' commands

2013-03-14 Thread John Fox
Dear Arlindo, When, as here, the eigenvalues are distinct, corresponding eigenvectors are defined only up to multiplication by a nonzero constant. As you can verify, the first set of eigevectors is normalized to length 1 while the second set is normalized to have length equal to the correspondi

Re: [R] Same eigenvalues but different eigenvectors using 'prcomp' and 'principal' commands

2013-03-14 Thread Ben Bolker
Arlindo Meque yahoo.com.br> writes: > > > Dear all, > > I've used the 'prcomp' command to > calculate the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of a matrix(gg). > > Using the command 'principal' from the > 'psych' packageĀ  I've performed the same exercise. I got the same > eigenvalues but different

[R] Same eigenvalues but different eigenvectors using 'prcomp' and 'principal' commands

2013-03-14 Thread Arlindo Meque
Dear all, I've used the 'prcomp' command to calculate the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of a matrix(gg). Using the command 'principal' from the 'psych' packageĀ  I've performed the same exercise. I got the same eigenvalues but different eigenvectors. Is there any reason for that difference?