Applied Multidimensional Scaling and Unfolding (Paperback, 2nd ed. 2018)

This book introduces multidimensional scaling (MDS) and unfolding as data analysis techniques for applied researchers. MDS is used for the analysis of proximity data on a set of objects, representing the data as distances between points in a geometric space (usually of two dimensions). Unfolding is a related method that maps preference data (typically evaluative ratings of different persons on a set of objects) as distances between two sets of points (representing the persons and the objects, resp.). This second edition has been completely revised to reflect new developments and the coverage of unfolding has also been substantially expanded. Intended for applied researchers whose main interests are in using these methods as tools for building substantive theories, it discusses numerous applications (classical and recent), highlights practical issues (such as evaluating model fit), presents ways to enforce theoretical expectations for the scaling solutions, and addresses the typical mistakes that MDS/unfolding users tend to make. Further, it shows how MDS and unfolding can be used in practical research work, primarily by using the smacof package in the R environment but also Proxscal in SPSS. It is a valuable resource for psychologists, social scientists, and market researchers, with a basic understanding of multivariate statistics (such as multiple regression and factor analysis).

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	SpringerBriefs in Statistics
Release date:	May 2018
First published:	2018
Authors:	Ingwer Borg • Patrick J. F. Groenen • Patrick Mair
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	122
Edition:	2nd ed. 2018
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-73470-5
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	English
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Probability & statistics Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Combinatorics & graph theory Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social research & statistics > General Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Psychological methodology > Psychological testing & measurement Books > Computing & IT > Computer software packages > Other software packages > Mathematical & statistical software
LSN:	3-319-73470-9
Barcode:	9783319734705

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