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Record Nr.

UNINA9910438136203321

Autore

Borg Ingwer

Titolo

Applied multidimensional scaling / / Ingwer Borg, Patrick J.F. Groenen, Patrick Mair

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin ; ; London, : Springer, 2013

ISBN

1-283-74199-7

3-642-31848-7

Edizione

[1st ed. 2013.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (118 p.)

Collana

SpringerBriefs in statistics

Altri autori (Persone)

GroenenPatrick J. F

MairPatrick

Disciplina

519.535

Soggetti

Multidimensional scaling

Scaling (Social sciences)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

First Steps -- The Purpose of MDS -- The Goodness of an MDS Solution -- Proximities -- Variants of Different MDS Models -- Confirmatory MDS -- Typical Mistakes in MDS -- MDS Algorithms -- Computer Programs for MDS.

Sommario/riassunto

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.