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the last (p−1) eigenvalues of the correlation matrix are equal (see Morrison,
1976, Section 8.6), but this relationship will not hold, in general, for the
covariance matrix. Further discussion of patterns in covariance or correla-
tion matrices, and their implications for the structure of the corresponding
PCs, is given in Section 3.8.

