Compositional Data Analysis can be useful for unveiling relative variability patterns among variables describing the parts of a phenomenon. Compositions are often represented as orthonormal balances associated with a sequential binary partition (SBP). Principal balances analysis (PBA) is a tool used to find a meaningful SBP by subsequently maximizing explained variability. The exact estimation of PBA is prohibitive for large datasets; therefore, algorithms providing an acceptable approximation are used instead. For compositional data of third-order, such exploratory search must account for third-mode variability. To this end, this work introduces a three-way adaptation of PBA in which estimation is carried out by Tucker3. A study on the composition of academic recruitment fields by Italian macro-region and gender/role is carried out to illustrate the merits of this procedure.
Three-way principal balance analysis: algorithm and interpretation / Simonacci, Violetta; Gallo, Michele. - In: ANNALS OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH. - ISSN 1572-9338. - (2022), pp. 1-15. [10.1007/s10479-022-04782-5]
Three-way principal balance analysis: algorithm and interpretation
Simonacci Violetta;
2022
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Compositional Data Analysis can be useful for unveiling relative variability patterns among variables describing the parts of a phenomenon. Compositions are often represented as orthonormal balances associated with a sequential binary partition (SBP). Principal balances analysis (PBA) is a tool used to find a meaningful SBP by subsequently maximizing explained variability. The exact estimation of PBA is prohibitive for large datasets; therefore, algorithms providing an acceptable approximation are used instead. For compositional data of third-order, such exploratory search must account for third-mode variability. To this end, this work introduces a three-way adaptation of PBA in which estimation is carried out by Tucker3. A study on the composition of academic recruitment fields by Italian macro-region and gender/role is carried out to illustrate the merits of this procedure.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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