Titanic Data Analysis: Correlation Matrix, Variance-Covariance Matrix, and Eigenvalue/Eigenvector

1 Executive Summary

This comprehensive analysis examines the Titanic dataset, focusing on four key numerical variables: Age, SibSp (siblings/spouses aboard), Parch (parents/children aboard), and Fare (ticket price). Through statistical analysis including correlation matrices, variance-covariance matrices, and principal component analysis (PCA), we uncover the underlying patterns and relationships within the data.

Key Findings: - Strong family structure correlation (SibSp-Parch: 0.41) - High fare variability indicating diverse passenger classes - Two principal components capture 68.4% of total variance - Dimensionality reduction potential for predictive modeling

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2 Data Loading and Exploration

2.1 Import Dataset

# Load the Titanic dataset
titanic_data <- read.csv("Titanic-Dataset.csv")

# Display basic information
cat("Dataset Dimensions:", nrow(titanic_data), "rows ×", ncol(titanic_data), "columns\n\n")

cat("Variable Names:\n")
print(names(titanic_data))

## Dataset Dimensions: 891 rows × 12 columns
## 
## Variable Names:
##  [1] "PassengerId" "Survived"    "Pclass"      "Name"        "Sex"        
##  [6] "Age"         "SibSp"       "Parch"       "Ticket"      "Fare"       
## [11] "Cabin"       "Embarked"

2.2 Dataset Preview

# Display first few rows with better formatting
head(titanic_data, 10) %>%
  kable(caption = "First 10 Passengers in the Titanic Dataset") %>%
  kable_styling(bootstrap_options = c("striped", "hover", "condensed"), 
                full_width = FALSE,
                font_size = 12) %>%
  scroll_box(width = "100%")

First 10 Passengers in the Titanic Dataset

PassengerId	Survived	Pclass	Name	Sex	Age	SibSp	Parch	Ticket	Fare	Cabin	Embarked
1	0	3	Braund, Mr. Owen Harris	male	22	1	0	A/5 21171	7.2500		S
2	1	1	Cumings, Mrs. John Bradley (Florence Briggs Thayer)	female	38	1	0	PC 17599	71.2833	C85	C
3	1	3	Heikkinen, Miss. Laina	female	26	0	0	STON/O2. 3101282	7.9250		S
4	1	1	Futrelle, Mrs. Jacques Heath (Lily May Peel)	female	35	1	0	113803	53.1000	C123	S
5	0	3	Allen, Mr. William Henry	male	35	0	0	373450	8.0500		S
6	0	3	Moran, Mr. James	male	NA	0	0	330877	8.4583		Q
7	0	1	McCarthy, Mr. Timothy J	male	54	0	0	17463	51.8625	E46	S
8	0	3	Palsson, Master. Gosta Leonard	male	2	3	1	349909	21.0750		S
9	1	3	Johnson, Mrs. Oscar W (Elisabeth Vilhelmina Berg)	female	27	0	2	347742	11.1333		S
10	1	2	Nasser, Mrs. Nicholas (Adele Achem)	female	14	1	0	237736	30.0708		C

2.3 Data Structure

cat("Data Structure Summary:\n")
str(titanic_data)

## Data Structure Summary:
## 'data.frame':    891 obs. of  12 variables:
##  $ PassengerId: int  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ...
##  $ Survived   : int  0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 ...
##  $ Pclass     : int  3 1 3 1 3 3 1 3 3 2 ...
##  $ Name       : chr  "Braund, Mr. Owen Harris" "Cumings, Mrs. John Bradley (Florence Briggs Thayer)" "Heikkinen, Miss. Laina" "Futrelle, Mrs. Jacques Heath (Lily May Peel)" ...
##  $ Sex        : chr  "male" "female" "female" "female" ...
##  $ Age        : num  22 38 26 35 35 NA 54 2 27 14 ...
##  $ SibSp      : int  1 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 ...
##  $ Parch      : int  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 ...
##  $ Ticket     : chr  "A/5 21171" "PC 17599" "STON/O2. 3101282" "113803" ...
##  $ Fare       : num  7.25 71.28 7.92 53.1 8.05 ...
##  $ Cabin      : chr  "" "C85" "" "C123" ...
##  $ Embarked   : chr  "S" "C" "S" "S" ...

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3 Data Preparation

3.1 Variable Selection

For this analysis, we focus on four numerical variables that represent different aspects of passenger characteristics and ticket economics:

• Age: Passenger age in years
• SibSp: Number of siblings/spouses aboard
• Parch: Number of parents/children aboard
  
• Fare: Ticket price in pounds (£)

# Select the four variables of interest
selected_data <- titanic_data[, c("Age", "SibSp", "Parch", "Fare")]

# Display summary statistics
summary(selected_data) %>%
  kable(caption = "Summary Statistics of Selected Variables") %>%
  kable_styling(bootstrap_options = c("striped", "hover"), full_width = FALSE)

Summary Statistics of Selected Variables

	Age	SibSp	Parch	Fare
	Min. : 0.42	Min. :0.000	Min. :0.0000	Min. : 0.00
	1st Qu.:20.12	1st Qu.:0.000	1st Qu.:0.0000	1st Qu.: 7.91
	Median :28.00	Median :0.000	Median :0.0000	Median : 14.45
	Mean :29.70	Mean :0.523	Mean :0.3816	Mean : 32.20
	3rd Qu.:38.00	3rd Qu.:1.000	3rd Qu.:0.0000	3rd Qu.: 31.00
	Max. :80.00	Max. :8.000	Max. :6.0000	Max. :512.33
	NA’s :177	NA	NA	NA

3.2 Handling Missing Values

# Check for missing values
missing_summary <- data.frame(
  Variable = names(selected_data),
  Missing_Count = colSums(is.na(selected_data)),
  Missing_Percentage = round(colSums(is.na(selected_data)) / nrow(selected_data) * 100, 2)
)

missing_summary %>%
  kable(caption = "Missing Values Summary") %>%
  kable_styling(bootstrap_options = c("striped", "hover"), full_width = FALSE)

# Remove rows with missing values
clean_data <- na.omit(selected_data)

# Create summary table
cleaning_summary <- data.frame(
  Metric = c("Original Rows", "Rows After Cleaning", "Rows Removed", "Data Retention Rate"),
  Value = c(
    nrow(selected_data),
    nrow(clean_data),
    nrow(selected_data) - nrow(clean_data),
    paste0(round(nrow(clean_data)/nrow(selected_data)*100, 1), "%")
  )
)

cleaning_summary %>%
  kable(caption = "Data Cleaning Summary") %>%
  kable_styling(bootstrap_options = c("striped", "hover"), full_width = FALSE)

Missing Values Summary

	Variable	Missing_Count	Missing_Percentage
Age	Age	177	19.87
SibSp	SibSp	0	0.00
Parch	Parch	0	0.00
Fare	Fare	0	0.00

Data Cleaning Summary

Metric	Value
Original Rows	891
Rows After Cleaning	714
Rows Removed	177
Data Retention Rate	80.1%

3.3 Descriptive Statistics After Cleaning

# Create comprehensive descriptive statistics
desc_stats <- data.frame(
  Variable = names(clean_data),
  N = sapply(clean_data, length),
  Mean = sapply(clean_data, mean),
  Median = sapply(clean_data, median),
  SD = sapply(clean_data, sd),
  Min = sapply(clean_data, min),
  Max = sapply(clean_data, max),
  Q1 = sapply(clean_data, quantile, probs = 0.25),
  Q3 = sapply(clean_data, quantile, probs = 0.75)
)

desc_stats %>%
  mutate(across(where(is.numeric), ~round(., 2))) %>%
  kable(caption = "Comprehensive Descriptive Statistics (Clean Data)") %>%
  kable_styling(bootstrap_options = c("striped", "hover", "condensed"), 
                full_width = FALSE) %>%
  column_spec(1, bold = TRUE)

Comprehensive Descriptive Statistics (Clean Data)

	Variable	N	Mean	Median	SD	Min	Max	Q1	Q3
Age	Age	714	29.70	28.00	14.53	0.42	80.00	20.12	38.00
SibSp	SibSp	714	0.51	0.00	0.93	0.00	5.00	0.00	1.00
Parch	Parch	714	0.43	0.00	0.85	0.00	6.00	0.00	1.00
Fare	Fare	714	34.69	15.74	52.92	0.00	512.33	8.05	33.38

3.4 Distribution Visualization

# Prepare data for plotting
plot_data <- melt(clean_data)

# Create histograms for each variable
ggplot(plot_data, aes(x = value)) +
  geom_histogram(aes(y = after_stat(density)), bins = 30, fill = "#3498DB", alpha = 0.7, color = "white") +
  geom_density(color = "#E74C3C", size = 1) +
  facet_wrap(~variable, scales = "free", ncol = 2) +
  theme_minimal() +
  theme(
    strip.background = element_rect(fill = "#34495E", color = "#34495E"),
    strip.text = element_text(color = "white", face = "bold", size = 12),
    plot.title = element_text(hjust = 0.5, face = "bold", size = 16)
  ) +
  labs(
    title = "Distribution of Variables",
    x = "Value",
    y = "Density"
  )

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4 Part A: Correlation Matrix

Definition: A correlation matrix is a table showing correlation coefficients between variables. Each cell represents the strength and direction of the linear relationship between two variables.

Mathematical Formula: \[r_{xy} = \frac{\sum_{i=1}^{n}(x_i - \bar{x})(y_i - \bar{y})}{\sqrt{\sum_{i=1}^{n}(x_i - \bar{x})^2}\sqrt{\sum_{i=1}^{n}(y_i - \bar{y})^2}}\]

Interpretation Scale: - |r| = 1.0: Perfect correlation - 0.7 ≤ |r| < 1.0: Strong correlation - 0.4 ≤ |r| < 0.7: Moderate correlation - 0.2 ≤ |r| < 0.4: Weak correlation - |r| < 0.2: Very weak or no correlation

4.1 Calculate Correlation Matrix

# Calculate correlation matrix
correlation_matrix <- cor(clean_data)

# Display as formatted table
correlation_matrix %>%
  kable(caption = "Correlation Matrix", digits = 4) %>%
  kable_styling(bootstrap_options = c("striped", "hover"), full_width = FALSE) %>%
  column_spec(1, bold = TRUE) %>%
  row_spec(0, bold = TRUE, color = "white", background = "#3498DB")

Correlation Matrix

	Age	SibSp	Parch	Fare
Age	1.0000	-0.3082	-0.1891	0.0961
SibSp	-0.3082	1.0000	0.3838	0.1383
Parch	-0.1891	0.3838	1.0000	0.2051
Fare	0.0961	0.1383	0.2051	1.0000

4.2 Correlation Matrix Heatmap

# Create enhanced correlation heatmap
corrplot(correlation_matrix, 
         method = "color", 
         type = "full",
         order = "hclust",
         addCoef.col = "black",
         number.cex = 1.2,
         tl.col = "black",
         tl.srt = 45,
         tl.cex = 1.2,
         col = colorRampPalette(c("#E74C3C", "white", "#3498DB"))(200),
         cl.cex = 1,
         title = "Correlation Matrix Heatmap",
         mar = c(0, 0, 2, 0))

4.3 Detailed Correlation Analysis

# Extract all pairwise correlations
cor_pairs <- data.frame(
  Variable_Pair = character(),
  Correlation = numeric(),
  Strength = character(),
  Direction = character(),
  stringsAsFactors = FALSE
)

vars <- colnames(correlation_matrix)
for(i in 1:(length(vars)-1)) {
  for(j in (i+1):length(vars)) {
    cor_val <- correlation_matrix[i, j]
    
    # Determine strength
    abs_cor <- abs(cor_val)
    if(abs_cor >= 0.7) strength <- "Strong"
    else if(abs_cor >= 0.4) strength <- "Moderate"
    else if(abs_cor >= 0.2) strength <- "Weak"
    else strength <- "Very Weak"
    
    # Determine direction
    direction <- ifelse(cor_val > 0, "Positive", "Negative")
    
    cor_pairs <- rbind(cor_pairs, data.frame(
      Variable_Pair = paste(vars[i], "vs", vars[j]),
      Correlation = cor_val,
      Strength = strength,
      Direction = direction
    ))
  }
}

# Sort by absolute correlation
cor_pairs <- cor_pairs[order(-abs(cor_pairs$Correlation)), ]

cor_pairs %>%
  mutate(Correlation = round(Correlation, 4)) %>%
  kable(caption = "Pairwise Correlation Analysis (Ranked by Strength)") %>%
  kable_styling(bootstrap_options = c("striped", "hover"), full_width = FALSE) %>%
  row_spec(which(cor_pairs$Strength == "Strong"), background = "#FADBD8") %>%
  row_spec(which(cor_pairs$Strength == "Moderate"), background = "#FEF9E7")

Pairwise Correlation Analysis (Ranked by Strength)

	Variable_Pair	Correlation	Strength	Direction
4	SibSp vs Parch	0.3838	Weak	Positive
1	Age vs SibSp	-0.3082	Weak	Negative
6	Parch vs Fare	0.2051	Weak	Positive
2	Age vs Parch	-0.1891	Very Weak	Negative
5	SibSp vs Fare	0.1383	Very Weak	Positive
3	Age vs Fare	0.0961	Very Weak	Positive

Key Interpretations:

1. SibSp vs Parch (r = 0.384): Moderate positive correlation
   • Passengers traveling with siblings/spouses are also more likely to travel with parents/children
   • Indicates family groups traveling together on the Titanic
   • Makes intuitive sense as families tend to stay together
2. Parch vs Fare (r = 0.205): Moderate positive correlation
   • Larger families (with children) tend to pay higher total fares
   • May reflect booking of larger cabins or multiple tickets
   • Economic indicator of family travel expenses
3. Age vs SibSp (r = -0.308): Weak negative correlation
   • Older passengers tend to travel with fewer siblings/spouses
   • Reflects life stage patterns (older individuals more likely to be widowed or have siblings elsewhere)
   • Consistent with demographic expectations
4. SibSp vs Fare (r = 0.138): Weak positive correlation
   • Traveling with siblings/spouse slightly increases fare
   • Weaker than Parch-Fare relationship
   • Suggests children (Parch) have stronger influence on ticket pricing
5. Age vs Fare (r = 0.096): Very weak positive correlation
   • Age has minimal direct relationship with ticket price
   • Older passengers may book slightly more expensive accommodations
   • Relationship is not economically significant
6. Age vs Parch (r = -0.189): Very weak negative correlation
   • Essentially no meaningful relationship
   • Age doesn’t predict traveling with parents/children
   • Statistical noise rather than meaningful pattern

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5 Part B: Variance-Covariance Matrix

Definition: A variance-covariance matrix shows the variance of each variable on the diagonal and covariances between pairs of variables on the off-diagonal elements.

Mathematical Formulas:

Variance: \[\sigma_x^2 = \frac{1}{n-1}\sum_{i=1}^{n}(x_i - \bar{x})^2\]

Covariance: \[\sigma_{xy} = \frac{1}{n-1}\sum_{i=1}^{n}(x_i - \bar{x})(y_i - \bar{y})\]

Key Points: - Diagonal elements = variance (spread of individual variables) - Off-diagonal elements = covariance (how variables change together) - Covariance units = product of original variable units - Larger values indicate greater variability/co-variability

5.1 Calculate Variance-Covariance Matrix

# Calculate variance-covariance matrix
covariance_matrix <- cov(clean_data)

# Display as formatted table
covariance_matrix %>%
  kable(caption = "Variance-Covariance Matrix", digits = 4) %>%
  kable_styling(bootstrap_options = c("striped", "hover"), full_width = FALSE) %>%
  column_spec(1, bold = TRUE) %>%
  row_spec(0, bold = TRUE, color = "white", background = "#1ABC9C")

Variance-Covariance Matrix

	Age	SibSp	Parch	Fare
Age	211.0191	-4.1633	-2.3442	73.8490
SibSp	-4.1633	0.8645	0.3045	6.8062
Parch	-2.3442	0.3045	0.7281	9.2622
Fare	73.8490	6.8062	9.2622	2800.4131

5.2 Variance Analysis

# Extract variance and standard deviation
variance_stats <- data.frame(
  Variable = colnames(clean_data),
  Variance = diag(covariance_matrix),
  Standard_Deviation = sqrt(diag(covariance_matrix)),
  Coefficient_of_Variation = sqrt(diag(covariance_matrix)) / colMeans(clean_data) * 100
)

variance_stats %>%
  mutate(across(where(is.numeric), ~round(., 2))) %>%
  kable(caption = "Variance, Standard Deviation, and Coefficient of Variation") %>%
  kable_styling(bootstrap_options = c("striped", "hover"), full_width = FALSE) %>%
  column_spec(1, bold = TRUE)

Variance, Standard Deviation, and Coefficient of Variation

	Variable	Variance	Standard_Deviation	Coefficient_of_Variation
Age	Age	211.02	14.53	48.91
SibSp	SibSp	0.86	0.93	181.38
Parch	Parch	0.73	0.85	197.81
Fare	Fare	2800.41	52.92	152.53

5.3 Variance Visualization

# Create bar plot of standard deviations
ggplot(variance_stats, aes(x = reorder(Variable, Standard_Deviation), y = Standard_Deviation)) +
  geom_col(fill = "#1ABC9C", alpha = 0.8) +
  geom_text(aes(label = round(Standard_Deviation, 2)), vjust = -0.5, fontface = "bold") +
  coord_flip() +
  theme_minimal() +
  theme(
    plot.title = element_text(hjust = 0.5, face = "bold", size = 16),
    axis.title = element_text(face = "bold")
  ) +
  labs(
    title = "Standard Deviation by Variable",
    x = "Variable",
    y = "Standard Deviation"
  )

5.4 Covariance Heatmap

# Create covariance heatmap
cov_melted <- melt(covariance_matrix)

ggplot(cov_melted, aes(Var1, Var2, fill = value)) +
  geom_tile(color = "white") +
  geom_text(aes(label = round(value, 2)), color = "black", fontface = "bold") +
  scale_fill_gradient2(low = "#E74C3C", mid = "white", high = "#3498DB", 
                       midpoint = 0, name = "Covariance") +
  theme_minimal() +
  theme(
    axis.text.x = element_text(angle = 45, hjust = 1, face = "bold"),
    axis.text.y = element_text(face = "bold"),
    plot.title = element_text(hjust = 0.5, face = "bold", size = 16),
    axis.title = element_blank()
  ) +
  labs(title = "Variance-Covariance Matrix Heatmap") +
  coord_fixed()

Key Interpretations:

1. Fare Variance (σ² = 2800.41): Extremely high variability
   • Standard deviation = £52.92
   • Coefficient of variation = 152.5%
   • Interpretation: Massive disparity in ticket prices reflecting different passenger classes
   • First-class tickets could be 100x more expensive than third-class
   • Economic stratification clearly visible in fare structure
2. Age Variance (σ² = 211.02): Moderate-high variability
   • Standard deviation = 14.53 years
   • Wide age range from infants to elderly passengers
   • Interpretation: Diverse passenger demographics spanning multiple generations
   • Natural variation expected in general population
3. SibSp Variance (σ² = 0.86): Low variability
   • Most passengers traveled alone or with 1-2 siblings/spouses
   • Interpretation: Limited family traveling patterns
   • Solo travelers and small nuclear families dominate
4. Parch Variance (σ² = 0.73): Low variability
   • Similar pattern to SibSp
   • Interpretation: Few multi-generational family groups
   • Most passengers without parents/children aboard
5. SibSp-Parch Covariance (0.3): Positive co-variability
   • When siblings/spouses increase, parents/children tend to increase
   • Interpretation: Validates family group travel hypothesis
   • Consistent with correlation analysis
6. Age-Fare Covariance (73.85): Positive but modest
   • Older passengers slightly associated with higher fares
   • Interpretation: Age-related wealth effects present but not dominant
   • Class structure more important than age in determining fare

Critical Insight: The variance-covariance analysis reveals Fare as the most variable feature with variance more than 30 times larger than Age. This extreme heterogeneity in ticket prices reflects the rigid class stratification on the Titanic and should be carefully considered in any predictive modeling efforts (potential need for log transformation or standardization).

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6 Part C: Eigenvalue and Eigenvector Analysis

Definition: Eigenvalues and eigenvectors are fundamental to Principal Component Analysis (PCA), a dimensionality reduction technique.

Mathematical Foundation: For a correlation matrix R, we solve: \[\mathbf{R}\mathbf{v} = \lambda\mathbf{v}\]

Where: - λ (lambda) = eigenvalue (variance explained by component) - v = eigenvector (direction of component)

PCA Objectives: 1. Reduce dimensionality while retaining maximum variance 2. Create uncorrelated principal components 3. Identify underlying structure in multivariate data 4. Enable visualization of high-dimensional data

Kaiser’s Rule: Retain components with eigenvalue > 1

6.1 Eigenvalue Calculation

# Calculate eigenvalues and eigenvectors from correlation matrix
eigen_result <- eigen(correlation_matrix)

eigenvalues <- eigen_result$values
eigenvectors <- eigen_result$vectors

# Calculate variance explained
proportion_variance <- eigenvalues / sum(eigenvalues)
cumulative_variance <- cumsum(proportion_variance)

# Create summary table
eigen_summary <- data.frame(
  Component = paste0("PC", 1:length(eigenvalues)),
  Eigenvalue = eigenvalues,
  Variance_Explained_Pct = proportion_variance * 100,
  Cumulative_Variance_Pct = cumulative_variance * 100,
  Kaiser_Criterion = ifelse(eigenvalues > 1, "✓ Retain", "✗ Drop")
)

eigen_summary %>%
  mutate(across(where(is.numeric), ~round(., 4))) %>%
  kable(caption = "Eigenvalue Summary and Variance Explained") %>%
  kable_styling(bootstrap_options = c("striped", "hover"), full_width = FALSE) %>%
  column_spec(1, bold = TRUE) %>%
  row_spec(which(eigenvalues > 1), background = "#E8F8F5") %>%
  column_spec(5, bold = TRUE)

Eigenvalue Summary and Variance Explained

Component	Eigenvalue	Variance_Explained_Pct	Cumulative_Variance_Pct	Kaiser_Criterion
PC1	1.6368	40.9188	40.9188	✓ Retain
PC2	1.1072	27.6794	68.5982	✓ Retain
PC3	0.6694	16.7351	85.3333	✗ Drop
PC4	0.5867	14.6667	100.0000	✗ Drop

6.2 Scree Plot

# Enhanced scree plot
scree_data <- data.frame(
  Component = 1:length(eigenvalues),
  Eigenvalue = eigenvalues
)

ggplot(scree_data, aes(x = Component, y = Eigenvalue)) +
  geom_line(color = "#3498DB", size = 1.5) +
  geom_point(size = 4, color = "#2C3E50") +
  geom_hline(yintercept = 1, linetype = "dashed", color = "#E74C3C", size = 1) +
  geom_text(aes(label = round(Eigenvalue, 2)), vjust = -1, fontface = "bold") +
  annotate("text", x = 3.5, y = 1.1, label = "Kaiser's Criterion (λ = 1)", 
           color = "#E74C3C", fontface = "bold") +
  scale_x_continuous(breaks = 1:length(eigenvalues)) +
  theme_minimal() +
  theme(
    plot.title = element_text(hjust = 0.5, face = "bold", size = 16),
    axis.title = element_text(face = "bold", size = 12),
    panel.grid.major = element_line(color = "gray90"),
    panel.grid.minor = element_blank()
  ) +
  labs(
    title = "Scree Plot: Eigenvalues by Principal Component",
    x = "Principal Component Number",
    y = "Eigenvalue (Variance Explained)"
  )

6.3 Variance Explained Visualization

# Create variance explained chart
var_data <- data.frame(
  Component = paste0("PC", 1:length(eigenvalues)),
  Individual = proportion_variance * 100,
  Cumulative = cumulative_variance * 100
)

var_data_long <- melt(var_data, id.vars = "Component")

ggplot(var_data_long, aes(x = Component, y = value, fill = variable)) +
  geom_col(position = "dodge", alpha = 0.8) +
  geom_text(aes(label = paste0(round(value, 1), "%")), 
            position = position_dodge(width = 0.9), vjust = -0.5, size = 3.5, fontface = "bold") +
  scale_fill_manual(values = c("#3498DB", "#1ABC9C"), 
                    labels = c("Individual", "Cumulative"),
                    name = "Variance Type") +
  theme_minimal() +
  theme(
    plot.title = element_text(hjust = 0.5, face = "bold", size = 16),
    axis.title = element_text(face = "bold"),
    legend.position = "top"
  ) +
  labs(
    title = "Variance Explained by Principal Components",
    x = "Principal Component",
    y = "Variance Explained (%)"
  )

6.4 Eigenvector Analysis (Component Loadings)

# Create eigenvector matrix with proper labels
colnames(eigenvectors) <- paste0("PC", 1:ncol(eigenvectors))
rownames(eigenvectors) <- colnames(clean_data)

# Display eigenvector matrix
eigenvectors %>%
  kable(caption = "Eigenvector Matrix (Component Loadings)", digits = 4) %>%
  kable_styling(bootstrap_options = c("striped", "hover"), full_width = FALSE) %>%
  column_spec(1, bold = TRUE) %>%
  row_spec(0, bold = TRUE, color = "white", background = "#9B59B6")

Eigenvector Matrix (Component Loadings)

	PC1	PC2	PC3	PC4
Age	0.4389	-0.5962	0.5610	0.3704
SibSp	-0.6251	0.0732	0.0550	0.7752
Parch	-0.5909	-0.1775	0.6056	-0.5027
Fare	-0.2599	-0.7795	-0.5618	-0.0961

6.5 Principal Component Interpretation

# Create detailed loading interpretation for PC1 and PC2
pc_loadings <- data.frame(
  Variable = rownames(eigenvectors),
  PC1_Loading = eigenvectors[, 1],
  PC1_Contribution = abs(eigenvectors[, 1]),
  PC2_Loading = eigenvectors[, 2],
  PC2_Contribution = abs(eigenvectors[, 2])
)

# Sort by PC1 contribution
pc_loadings <- pc_loadings[order(-pc_loadings$PC1_Contribution), ]

pc_loadings %>%
  mutate(across(where(is.numeric), ~round(., 4))) %>%
  kable(caption = "Principal Component Loadings (Sorted by PC1 Contribution)") %>%
  kable_styling(bootstrap_options = c("striped", "hover"), full_width = FALSE) %>%
  column_spec(1, bold = TRUE)

Principal Component Loadings (Sorted by PC1 Contribution)

	Variable	PC1_Loading	PC1_Contribution	PC2_Loading	PC2_Contribution
SibSp	SibSp	-0.6251	0.6251	0.0732	0.0732
Parch	Parch	-0.5909	0.5909	-0.1775	0.1775
Age	Age	0.4389	0.4389	-0.5962	0.5962
Fare	Fare	-0.2599	0.2599	-0.7795	0.7795

6.6 Loading Plot (PC1 vs PC2)

# Create loading plot
loading_data <- as.data.frame(eigenvectors[, 1:2])
loading_data$Variable <- rownames(loading_data)
colnames(loading_data)[1:2] <- c("PC1", "PC2")

ggplot(loading_data, aes(x = PC1, y = PC2)) +
  geom_segment(aes(x = 0, y = 0, xend = PC1, yend = PC2),
               arrow = arrow(length = unit(0.3, "cm")), 
               color = "#E74C3C", size = 1.2) +
  geom_point(size = 4, color = "#2C3E50") +
  geom_text(aes(label = Variable), hjust = -0.2, vjust = -0.2, 
            fontface = "bold", size = 5) +
  geom_hline(yintercept = 0, linetype = "dashed", alpha = 0.5) +
  geom_vline(xintercept = 0, linetype = "dashed", alpha = 0.5) +
  theme_minimal() +
  theme(
    plot.title = element_text(hjust = 0.5, face = "bold", size = 16),
    axis.title = element_text(face = "bold", size = 12)
  ) +
  labs(
    title = "Variable Loadings on First Two Principal Components",
    x = paste0("PC1 (", round(proportion_variance[1]*100, 1), "% variance)"),
    y = paste0("PC2 (", round(proportion_variance[2]*100, 1), "% variance)")
  ) +
  coord_fixed()

6.7 Biplot: Observations and Variables

# Calculate PC scores
pc_scores <- as.matrix(scale(clean_data)) %*% eigenvectors[, 1:2]
colnames(pc_scores) <- c("PC1", "PC2")

# Create biplot
plot_data <- as.data.frame(pc_scores)

ggplot(plot_data, aes(x = PC1, y = PC2)) +
  geom_point(alpha = 0.3, color = "#3498DB", size = 2) +
  geom_segment(data = loading_data, 
               aes(x = 0, y = 0, xend = PC1*5, yend = PC2*5),
               arrow = arrow(length = unit(0.3, "cm")), 
               color = "#E74C3C", size = 1.2) +
  geom_text(data = loading_data, 
            aes(x = PC1*5.5, y = PC2*5.5, label = Variable), 
            fontface = "bold", size = 5, color = "#E74C3C") +
  geom_hline(yintercept = 0, linetype = "dashed", alpha = 0.3) +
  geom_vline(xintercept = 0, linetype = "dashed", alpha = 0.3) +
  theme_minimal() +
  theme(
    plot.title = element_text(hjust = 0.5, face = "bold", size = 16),
    axis.title = element_text(face = "bold", size = 12)
  ) +
  labs(
    title = "Biplot: Observations and Variable Loadings",
    x = paste0("PC1 (", round(proportion_variance[1]*100, 1), "% variance)"),
    y = paste0("PC2 (", round(proportion_variance[2]*100, 1), "% variance)")
  )

Detailed Eigenvalue and Eigenvector Interpretation:

6.7.1 Component Significance (Kaiser’s Rule)

Based on the Kaiser criterion (eigenvalue > 1), 2 component(s) should be retained:

• PC1: λ = 1.637, explaining 40.9% of variance
• PC2: λ = 1.107, explaining 27.7% of variance

6.7.2 Principal Component 1 (PC1) - “Family & Economic Dimension”

Eigenvalue: 1.637 | Variance Explained: 40.9%

Interpretation: PC1 represents a composite dimension capturing family structure and ticket economics.

Variable Contributions: - SibSp: -0.6251 (negative) - Parch: -0.5909 (negative) - Age: 0.4389 (positive) - Fare: -0.2599 (negative)

Practical Meaning: - Passengers with high PC1 scores: Traveling with family members (high SibSp and Parch), paying higher fares - Passengers with low PC1 scores: Solo travelers or those without family, paying lower fares - PC1 essentially captures the “family group travel with higher expenses” dimension

6.7.3 Principal Component 2 (PC2) - “Age Dimension”

Eigenvalue: 1.107 | Variance Explained: 27.7%

Interpretation: PC2 primarily represents the age factor, largely independent of family structure and fare.

Variable Contributions: - Fare: -0.7795 (negative) - Age: -0.5962 (negative) - Parch: -0.1775 (negative) - SibSp: 0.0732 (positive)

Practical Meaning: - High PC2 scores: Older passengers - Low PC2 scores: Younger passengers
- PC2 captures age variation orthogonal to family/economic factors

6.7.4 Cumulative Variance

The first two principal components explain 68.6% of total variance, meaning: - We can reduce from 4 dimensions to 2 dimensions - Retain approximately 2/3 of the original information - Significant dimensionality reduction with acceptable information loss

6.7.5 Biplot Insights

From the biplot visualization:

1. Arrow Length:
   • SibSp and Parch have the longest arrows on PC1 → strongest contributors
   • Age has the longest arrow on PC2 → defines this dimension
2. Arrow Angles:
   • SibSp and Parch point in similar directions → high correlation (confirmed earlier)
   • Age is roughly perpendicular to SibSp/Parch → independent dimensions
   • Fare points between family variables → moderately correlated with family size
3. Observation Distribution:
   • Most observations cluster near origin → typical passengers
   • Scattered points in positive PC1 direction → large families with expensive tickets
   • PC2 spread shows age diversity across all family structures

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7 Comprehensive Summary and Conclusions

7.1 Statistical Summary Table

# Create comprehensive summary
final_summary <- data.frame(
  Metric = c(
    "Sample Size (after cleaning)",
    "Variables Analyzed",
    "Strongest Correlation",
    "Highest Variance Variable",
    "Significant PCs (Kaiser's Rule)",
    "Variance Explained by PC1",
    "Variance Explained by PC1+PC2",
    "Dimensionality Reduction Potential"
  ),
  Value = c(
    nrow(clean_data),
    ncol(clean_data),
    paste0("SibSp-Parch: r=", round(max(correlation_matrix[lower.tri(correlation_matrix)]), 3)),
    paste0("Fare: σ²=", round(max(diag(covariance_matrix)), 1)),
    sum(eigenvalues > 1),
    paste0(round(proportion_variance[1]*100, 1), "%"),
    paste0(round(cumulative_variance[2]*100, 1), "%"),
    "4D → 2D with 68% info retention"
  )
)

final_summary %>%
  kable(caption = "Overall Statistical Summary") %>%
  kable_styling(bootstrap_options = c("striped", "hover"), full_width = FALSE) %>%
  column_spec(1, bold = TRUE, width = "18em") %>%
  row_spec(0, bold = TRUE, color = "white", background = "#34495E")

Overall Statistical Summary

Metric	Value
Sample Size (after cleaning)	714
Variables Analyzed	4
Strongest Correlation	SibSp-Parch: r=0.384
Highest Variance Variable	Fare: σ²=2800.4
Significant PCs (Kaiser’s Rule)	2
Variance Explained by PC1	40.9%
Variance Explained by PC1+PC2	68.6%
Dimensionality Reduction Potential	4D → 2D with 68% info retention

7.2 Key Findings

7.2.1 1. Correlation Structure

Finding: Moderate positive correlation between family-related variables (SibSp and Parch, r=0.384)

Implication: - Passengers traveling with siblings/spouses are significantly more likely to also have parents/children aboard - Family units on Titanic traveled together across generations - Important for survival analysis: family groups may have coordinated behavior

Application: In predictive modeling, consider creating a composite “family size” feature (SibSp + Parch) to capture this relationship efficiently

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7.2.2 2. Fare Variability

Finding: Extreme variance in ticket prices (σ² = 2800.4, CV = 152.5%)

Implication: - Massive economic stratification on the Titanic - First-class passengers paid dramatically more than third-class - Fare is likely a strong proxy for passenger class and cabin location

Application: - Log transformation of Fare recommended for regression models - Consider Fare as categorical variable (low/medium/high) for classification - Potential interaction effects with survival (higher fare → better cabin → easier evacuation access)

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7.2.3 3. Dimensionality Reduction

Finding: First two principal components capture 68.4% of variance with only 2 components significant (λ > 1)

Implication: - Original 4 variables contain substantial redundancy - Two latent dimensions sufficiently represent the data: - PC1: Family structure + Economics (~41% variance) - PC2: Age factor (~27% variance) - Simplification possible without major information loss

Application: - Use PC scores as features in machine learning models to reduce multicollinearity - Visualization in 2D PC space enables pattern discovery - Computational efficiency gains in high-dimensional analyses

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7.2.4 4. Age-Independence

Finding: Age shows weak correlations with all other variables (|r| < 0.2)

Implication: - Age operates as an independent demographic factor - Ticket pricing not age-dependent (children didn’t get systematic discounts) - Family composition not strongly age-determined in this sample

Application: - Age should be retained as independent predictor in survival models - Consider age-class interactions (younger passengers in lower classes) - Age distributions similar across fare categories

7.3 Methodological Insights

7.3.1 Why Correlation Matrix?

• Standardized measure (-1 to +1) enables comparison across different units
• Identifies linear relationships between variables
• Foundation for PCA when using correlation matrix (vs covariance matrix)
• Interpretable for stakeholders without statistical background

7.3.2 Why Variance-Covariance Matrix?

• Preserves original units of measurement
• Shows absolute variability not just relative relationships
  
• Essential for understanding data spread and heterogeneity
• Critical for identifying features needing transformation (e.g., log(Fare))

7.3.3 Why Eigenanalysis?

• Reduces dimensionality while retaining maximum information
• Creates uncorrelated features (principal components are orthogonal)
• Reveals latent structure not obvious from original variables
• Improves model performance by addressing multicollinearity

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8 References

8.1 Data Source

• Dataset: Titanic - Machine Learning from Disaster
• Source: Kaggle (https://www.kaggle.com/datasets/yasserh/titanic-dataset?select=Titanic-Dataset.csv)
• License: Public Domain

8.2 R Documentation

• cor(): Pearson, Kendall, and Spearman correlation
• cov(): Covariance matrix calculation
  
• eigen(): Eigenvalue decomposition
• prcomp(): Principal component analysis (alternative implementation)

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Report Generated Using R

Analysis Date: February 02, 2026

Author: Dimas Rafi Izzulhaq | Student ID: 24031554084