Study goals
The central objective of this article is to demonstrate how the factor analysis, the multivariate technique of data processing, is organized in the Administrative field, in the case of bibliometric verification of the period from 2018 to 2022
Relevance / originality
Deal with the mathematical research topic that can be used in data processing in the areas of applied social sciences, explaining its origin, how the technique is arranged and how it has been published in journals in the field of Administration
Methodology / approach
A brief study was carried out on factor analysis and its essential characteristics, followed by a bibliometric survey, using SCOPUS as a database.
Main results
In conclusion, there was a significant growth in the number of publications from different countries that use factor analysis as a statistical technique for data processing and surveys of interrelationships,
Theoretical / methodological contributions
It shows that in recent years it has intensified in different areas that address topics related to applied social sciences linked to Administration, using factor analysis
Social / management contributions
the research can be replicated jointly with themes related to the mathematical method.