Multivariate Statistical Methods: A Primer, Second Edition

Bryan F.J. Manly (University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand)

ISBN 10: 0412603004 / ISBN 13: 9780412603006

Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd, 1994

About this Item

Bryan F.J. Manly (University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand), Taylor & Francis Ltd. The purpose of this book is to introduce multivariate statistical methods to non-mathematicians. It is not intended to be comprehensive. Rather, the intention is to keep the details to a minimum while still conveying a good idea of what can be done. In other words, it is a book to 'get you going' in a particular area of statistical methods. This second edition has retained all of Professor Manly's crystal clear style. It is based on a course that has been taught successfully at the University of Otago for a number of years but has increased coverage on measuring distances between cases based on presence-absence data, a new selection on logistic regression, new exercises and two completely new chapters on graphical methods and ordination. The author has taken into account the major shift in the way in which computer software is used, but the emphasis is on the underlying principles rather than the use of particular programs.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Multivariate Statistical Methods: A Primer, Second Edition
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0412603004
• ISBN 13: 9780412603006
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Book Type: Paperback

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Synopsis

The purpose of this book is to introduce multivariate statistical methods to non-mathematicians. It is not intended to be comprehensive. Rather, the intention is to keep the details to a minimum while still conveying a good idea of what can be done. In other words, it is a book to 'get you going' in a particular area of statistical methods.

This second edition has retained all of Professor Manly's crystal clear style. It is based on a course that has been taught successfully at the University of Otago for a number of years but has increased coverage on measuring distances between cases based on presence-absence data, a new selection on logistic regression, new exercises and two completely new chapters on graphical methods and ordination. The author has taken into account the major shift in the way in which computer software is used, but the emphasis is on the underlying principles rather than the use of particular programs.

Review

The previous edition (2E) was reviewed by Nemeth (1997), who was enthusiastic about the book's role as 'an excellent, easy-to-read introduction to the analysis of multivariate data'Her summary continues to work just fine for this new editionChapter summaries, always a nice feature, have been added throughoutthis is a nice book to have around to loan to people who are just getting started in multivariate analysis.