Compute the canonical correlations between two data matrices.
cancor(x, y, xcenter = TRUE, ycenter = TRUE)numeric matrix (\(n \times p_1\)), containing the x coordinates.
numeric matrix (\(n \times p_2\)), containing the y coordinates.
logical or numeric vector of length \(p_1\),
describing any centering to be done on the x values before the
analysis. If TRUE (default), subtract the column means.
If FALSE, do not adjust the columns. Otherwise, a vector
of values to be subtracted from the columns.
analogous to xcenter, but for the y values.
A list containing the following components:
correlations.
estimated coefficients for the x variables.
estimated coefficients for the y variables.
the values used to adjust the x variables.
the values used to adjust the x variables.
The canonical correlation analysis seeks linear combinations of the
y variables which are well explained by linear combinations
of the x variables. The relationship is symmetric as
‘well explained’ is measured by correlations.
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Hotelling H. (1936). Relations between two sets of variables. Biometrika, 28, 321--327.
Seber, G. A. F. (1984). Multivariate Observations. New York: Wiley, p.506f.