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¹University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. tom.wilderjans@psy.kuleuven.be

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Area of Science:

Multivariate data analysis
Behavioral research methodology

Background:

PARAFAC analysis is crucial for uncovering structure in three-way data.
Relating PARAFAC components to external two-way data is essential for deeper insights.
Existing methods lack accessible software for linked-mode PARAFAC-PCA.

Purpose of the Study:

To present LMPCA, a novel software tool for linked-mode PARAFAC-PCA analysis.
To provide researchers with an accessible platform for simultaneous analysis of three-way and two-way data.
To facilitate the integration of component matrices from PARAFAC and PCA models.

Main Methods:

Linked-mode PARAFAC-PCA analysis simultaneously models three-way (PARAFAC) and two-way (PCA) datasets.
The common mode's component matrix is constrained to be identical across both models.
The study introduces the LMPCA program, a MATLAB-based graphical user interface.

Main Results:

The LMPCA program enables efficient linked-mode PARAFAC-PCA analysis.
The software is free, user-friendly, and available with a stand-alone version.
This tool addresses the previous lack of public software for this specific analysis.

Conclusions:

LMPCA provides a valuable resource for researchers in behavioral sciences and other fields utilizing multivariate data.
The availability of this software simplifies complex data integration and analysis.
Linked-mode PARAFAC-PCA is now more accessible for uncovering underlying mechanisms in three-way data.