Restoring the Duality between Principal Components of a Distance Matrix and Linear Combinations of Predictors, with Application to Studies of the Microbiome

Glen A. Satten; Robert E. Tyx; Angel J. Rivera; Stephen Stanfill

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0168131

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Restoring the Duality between Principal Components of a Distance Matrix and Linear Combinations of Predictors, with Application to Studies of the Microbiome

Glen A. Satten ,

* E-mail: gsatten@cdc.gov

Affiliation Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, United States of America

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7275-5371

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Robert E. Tyx,

Affiliation Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, United States of America
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Angel J. Rivera,

Affiliation Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, United States of America
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Stephen Stanfill

Affiliation Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, United States of America
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Restoring the Duality between Principal Components of a Distance Matrix and Linear Combinations of Predictors, with Application to Studies of the Microbiome

Glen A. Satten,
Robert E. Tyx,
Angel J. Rivera,
Stephen Stanfill

Published: January 13, 2017
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0168131

About the Authors

Glen A. Satten

* E-mail: gsatten@cdc.gov

Affiliation Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, United States of America

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7275-5371

Robert E. Tyx

Affiliation Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, United States of America

Angel J. Rivera

Affiliation Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, United States of America

Stephen Stanfill

Affiliation Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceptualization: GS. Data curation: RT GS. Formal analysis: GS. Investigation: RT AR SS. Methodology: GS. Resources: RT AR SS. Software: GS. Visualization: GS SS. Writing – original draft: GS RT. Writing – review & editing: GS RT AR SS.

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