Multidimensional Scaling

History, Theory, and Applications
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-138-46254-0
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)

Buch, Englisch, 336 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 535 g

This outstanding presentation of the fundamentals of multidimensional scaling illustrates the applicability of MDS to a wide variety of disciplines. The first two sections provide ground work in the history and theory of MDS. The final section applies MDS techniques to such diverse fields as physics, marketing, and political science.

Zielgruppe

Professional

Autoren/Hrsg.

Young, Forrest W

Hamer, Robert M.

Young, Forrest W.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologische Forschungsmethoden

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents: F.W. Young, Part I: History. Introduction. History. F.W. Young, Part II: Theory. Data Theory. Axiomatic Foundations. Unweighted Distance Models. Weighted Distance Models. Part III: Applications. J.A. Cameron, Nuclear Physics: Pattern Recognition in Nuclear Gamma-ray Spectra. L.M. Collins, Sociometry: Deriving Sociograms via Asymmetric Multidimensional Scaling. D.L. Hoffman, W.D. Perreault, Jr., Market Research: Consumer Preference and Perception. D.V. Easterling, Political Science: Using the Generalized Euclidian Model to Study Ideological Shifts in the U.S. Senate. M.R. Jones, R. MacCallum, Psychology: An Application of Principal Directions Scaling to Auditory Pattern Perception. B.H. Forsyth, Psychology: The Subjective Attributes of Natural Categories -- An Application of a Constrained Generalized Euclidian Model.

Über Autor(innen)

Forrest W. Young, Robert M.Hamer