num_pages: 96
description: For anyone in need of a concise, introductory guide to principal components analysis, this book is a must. Through an effective use of simple mathematical-geometrical and multiple real-life examples (such as crime statistics, indicators of drug abuse, and educational expenditures) -- and by minimizing the use of matrix algebra -- the reader can quickly master and put this technique to immediate use.
language: English
title: Principal Components Analysis
titlecomplete: Principal Components Analysis (Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences)
ratings_count: 6
publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc