Table 7 Principal component analysis (PCA) of water chemistry and land use: eigenvalues, explained variance and cumulative explained variance.

From: Transformation of water chemistry in the Stara River under climate and land use changes in the Carpathians

Parameter

Factor 1

Factor 2

Factor 3

Eigenvalue

7.9

4.2

2.7

Variance [%]

37.1

23.6

12.9

Cumulative variance [%]

37.1

60.7

73.6