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Table 2 Distributed loading values for factor components and their explained variance

From: Assessment of urban sprawl effects on regional climate change using a hybrid model of factor analysis and analytical network process in the Mashhad city, Iran

Factor component

Variable component

Rotation loading

Variance (%)

Cumulative (%)

Loading value

(1) City center

DUC1

21.993

21.993

0.688

DUC3

0.693

DBS

− 0.763

RED

0.459

(2) Density

PDR

16.552

38.545

0.860

NPD

0.822

RPS

0.558

RLA

0.608

(3) Land use

ILA

15.289

53.834

0.896

PLU

0.370

MLU

− 0.958

(4) Activity

AES

10.228

64.062

0.683

ACS

0.842

SLU

0.361

(5) Structure

ABS

8.317

72.379

0.818

SUB

− 0.693