Applied Multidimensional Scaling
By: by Ingwer Borg, Patrick J. F. Groenen, Patrick Mair
Contributors: Groenen, Patrick J. F.; Mair, Patrick; SpringerLink (Online service)
Series: SpringerBriefs in Statistics
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg; Imprint: Springer
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Berlin, Heidelberg
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 113
ISBN-13: 9783642318481
Subjects: Visualization; Statistics; Philosophy (General); Mathematical statistics; Statistics for Social Science, Behavorial Science, Education, Public Policy, and Law; Statistics and Computing/Statistics Programs; Psychology, general; Mathematics in the Humanities and Social Sciences
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.
Table of contents: title: ​First Steps; title: The Purpose of MDS; title: The Goodness of an MDS Solution; title: Proximities; title: Variants of Different MDS Models; title: Confirmatory MDS; title: Typical Mistakes in MDS; title: MDS Algorithms; title: Computer Programs for MDS.