Aplicação de técnicas estatísticas multivariadas em dados de cerâmica vermelha produzida na região central do Rio Grande do Sul

Abstract

This work aimed the application of multivaried statistical techniques using Software STATISTICA 7.0 for Windows, in the analysis of red ceramics data produced in the Central region of the state of the Rio Grande do Sul. The used variable had been: total monthly production, massive number of ceramic industries, bricks, structural blocks. The used techniques had been Cluster Analysis, Factor Analysis, and Principal Components Analysis. The objective of the technique of Cluster Analysis is to determine the degree of similarity between the variables. The Factor Analysis aims to reduce the number variable analyzed in agreement with the Cluster Analysis. The degree of contribution of the variable in the formation of the factors is identified by the technique of Principal Components Analysis. The work concluded that the techniques can be applied in data of ceramic products, because of the results had confirmed previous works. The employed techniques had demonstrated to be pertinent to the considered objectives.