Author(s)

Yashbir Singh, Manish Kumar

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In this study, the factor analysis techniques is applied to water quality data sets obtained from the Sanganer Tehsil, Jaipur District, Rajasthan (India). The data obtained were standardized and subjected to principal components analysis (PCA) extraction to simplifying its interpretation and to define the parameters responsible for the main variability in water quality for Sanganer Tehsil in Jaipur District. The PCA analysis resulted in two factors explaining more than 94.5% of the total variation in water quality data set. The first factor indicates the variation in water quality is due to anthropogenic sources and second factor shows variation in water quality due to organic sources that are taking place in the system. Finally the results of PCA reflect a good look on the water quality monitoring and interpretation of the surface water.

Factor Analysis, Principal component analysis, Drinking water, Fluoride.

Y. Singh and M. Kumar, "Interpretation of water quality parameters for Villages of Sanganer Tehsil, by using Multivariate Statistical analysis," Journal of Water Resource and Protection, Vol. 2 No. 10, 2010, pp. 860-863. doi: 10.4236/jwarp.2010.210102.