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    • Data analysis

    Background:

    • Canonical correlations (Rc) assess relationships between two sets of variables.
    • Interpreting the magnitude of shared variance in canonical analysis can be challenging.
    • High statistical significance does not always equate to substantial shared variance.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To clarify the interpretation of canonical correlations (Rc).
    • To evaluate the utility of a redundancy index in assessing shared variance.
    • To examine the efficiency of extracting shared variance across canonical variates.

    Main Methods:

    • Analysis of three canonical solutions.
    • Calculation and application of a redundancy index.
    • Assessment of shared variance across successive canonical variates.

    Main Results:

    • Highly significant canonical correlations (Rc) can represent minimal overlapping variance.
    • A redundancy index effectively contextualizes the magnitude of shared variance.
    • The efficiency of extracting shared variance diminishes with each additional canonical variate.

    Conclusions:

    • Canonical correlations (Rc) require careful interpretation beyond statistical significance.
    • Redundancy analysis is crucial for understanding the practical significance of canonical relationships.
    • The utility of canonical variates for explaining shared variance decreases progressively.