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Table 1 Principal Component Analysis (PCA) of color variables

From: The pattern of color change in small mammal museum specimens: is it independent of storage histories given museum-specific conditions?

A.

Variables

e1

e2

 L*

0.43

0.90

 a*

0.63

− 0.36

 b*

0.65

− 0.24

B.

Lambda

Value

Proportion

Cum prop

 1

2.21

0.74

0.74

 2

0.73

0.24

0.98

 3

0.06

0.02

1.00

  1. Results from the PCA of color variables L* (level of lightness), a* and b* (chromaticity) are shown. A. Eigenvectors1, 2, and 3: e1 and e2, respectively. B. Eigenvalues