The Analysis of Proximity Data (Kendall's Library of Statistics) - Hardcover

Everitt, B. S.; Rabe-Hesketh, S.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0340677767 ISBN 13: 9780340677766

Publisher: Hodder Education Publishers, 1997

Synopsis

Proximity data consist of measures of similarity or dissimilarity between members of a set of stimuli, individuals or objects of interest, and occur in many different disciplines, particularly psychology, sociology, and market research. In some instances such data arise from calculations carried out on the usual multivariate data matrix, the elements of which record the values of a number of variables on a number of individuals. In other circumstances, proximity data are collected directly from experiments in which human subjects are asked to make judgements about the similarity or dissimilarity of pairs of stimuli. This text explores a variety of methods for analyzing proximity data, complete with numerous examples and background information.

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About the Author

B. S. Everitt and S. Rabe-Hesketh are both at the Department of Biostatistics and Computing, Institute of Psychiatry, UK

Edition details

• Publisher: Hodder Education Publishers
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0340677767
• ISBN 13: 9780340677766
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 192