Multivariate Statistical Methods : A Primer, Third Edition

✍ Scribed by Manly, Bryan F.J

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2004
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 220
• Edition: 3rd ed
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

THE MATERIAL OF MULTIVARIATE ANALYSISExamples of Multivariate DataPreview of Multivariate MethodsThe Multivariate Normal DistributionComputer ProgramsGraphical MethodsChapter SummaryReferencesMATRIX ALGEBRAThe Need for Matrix AlgebraMatrices and VectorsOperations on MatricesMatrix InversionQuadratic FormsEigenvalues and EigenvectorsVectors of Means and Covariance MatricesFurther Reading Chapter SummaryReferencesDISPLAYING MULTIVARIATE DATAThe Problem of Displaying Many Variables in Two DimensionsPlotting index VariablesThe Draftsman's PlotThe Representation of Individual Data P:ointsProfiles o. Read more...

Abstract:

Multivariate methods are widely used in the quantitative sciences as well as in statistics because of the ready availability of computer packages for performing the calculations. This book introduces these methods and provides a general overview of the techniques. It provides an introduction to useful tools for statistical analysis. Read more...

✦ Table of Contents

Content: Front Cover
Contents
Preface
Chapter 1: The material of multivariate analysis
Chapter 2: Matrix algebra
Chapter 3: Displaying multivariate data
Chapter 4: Tests of significance with multivariate data
Chapter 5: Measuring and testing multivariate distances
Chapter 6: Principal components analysis
Chapter 7: Factor analysis
Chapter 8: Discriminant function analysis
Chapter 9: Cluster analysis
Chapter 10: Canonical correlation analysis
Chapter 11: Multidimensional scaling
Chapter 12: Ordination
Chapter 13: Epilogue
Appendix Computer packages for multivariate analyses
Back Cover

✦ Subjects

Multivariate analysis.