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Applied multidimensional scaling. (English) Zbl 1416.62017

SpringerBriefs in Statistics. Heidelberg: Springer (ISBN 978-3-642-31847-4; 978-3-642-31848-1/ebook). x, 113 p. (2013).
Publisher’s description: This book introduces MDS as a psychological model and as a data analysis technique for the applied researcher. It also discusses, in detail, how to use two MDS programs, Proxscal (a module of SPSS) and Smacof (an R-package). The book is unique in its orientation on the applied researcher, whose primary interest is in using MDS as a tool to build substantive theories. This is done by emphasizing practical issues (such as evaluating model fit), by presenting ways to enforce theoretical expectations on the MDS solution, and by discussing typical mistakes that MDS users tend to make.
The primary audience of this book are psychologists, social scientists, and market researchers. No particular background knowledge is required, beyond a basic knowledge of statistics.
See the review of the second edition in [Zbl 1409.62006].

MSC:

62-02 Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to statistics
62H99 Multivariate analysis
62H30 Classification and discrimination; cluster analysis (statistical aspects)
62H05 Characterization and structure theory for multivariate probability distributions; copulas
91C15 One- and multidimensional scaling in the social and behavioral sciences
62-04 Software, source code, etc. for problems pertaining to statistics
62P15 Applications of statistics to psychology

Citations:

Zbl 1409.62006

Software:

PROXSCAL; SPSS; smacof; R
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