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Factor
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An event, circumstance, influence, or element that plays a part in bringing about a result.

A factor in a case contributes to its causation or outcome. In the area of Negligence law, the factors, or chain of causation, are important in determining whether liability ensues from a particular action done by the defendant.

factor n. 1) a salesman who sells in his/her own name on behalf of others, taking a commission for services. 2) something that contributes to the result.



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A principal components factor analysis was calculated on responses to all 20 items used in this study.
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Principal components factor analysis was used to describe the degree to which the original 8 DGI items represented the underlying construct of dynamic gait and the amount of variance in subject (test, control, and combined) performance that was explained by a single construct.
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708 which indicated that the sample size was adequate for a meaningful factor analysis to be conducted.
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