Applied Factor Analysis in the Natural Sciences
Applied multivariate statistics has grown into a research area of almost unlimited potential in the natural sciences. The methods introduced in this book can successfully reduce masses of data to manageable and interpretable form. The authors give special attention to methods of robust estimation and the identification of atypical and influential observations. This textbook aims to introduce students of the natural sciences to the powerful technique of factor analysis and to provide them with the background necessary to be able to undertake analyses on their own. The authors explain new concepts in detail, and provide mathematical background where needed.
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Applied Factor Analysis in the Natural Sciences
Applied multivariate statistics has grown into a research area of almost unlimited potential in the natural sciences. The methods introduced in this book can successfully reduce masses of data to manageable and interpretable form. The authors give special attention to methods of robust estimation and the identification of atypical and influential observations. This textbook aims to introduce students of the natural sciences to the powerful technique of factor analysis and to provide them with the background necessary to be able to undertake analyses on their own. The authors explain new concepts in detail, and provide mathematical background where needed.
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Applied Factor Analysis in the Natural Sciences

Applied Factor Analysis in the Natural Sciences

Applied Factor Analysis in the Natural Sciences

Applied Factor Analysis in the Natural Sciences

Overview

Applied multivariate statistics has grown into a research area of almost unlimited potential in the natural sciences. The methods introduced in this book can successfully reduce masses of data to manageable and interpretable form. The authors give special attention to methods of robust estimation and the identification of atypical and influential observations. This textbook aims to introduce students of the natural sciences to the powerful technique of factor analysis and to provide them with the background necessary to be able to undertake analyses on their own. The authors explain new concepts in detail, and provide mathematical background where needed.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780521575560
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 09/28/1996
Edition description: Subsequent
Pages: 384
Product dimensions: 5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.87(d)

Table of Contents

1. Introduction; 2. Basic mathematical and statistical concepts; 3. Aims, ideas, and models of factor analysis; 4. R-Mode methods; 5. Q-Mode methods; 6. Q-R-Mode Methods; 7. Steps in the analysis; 8. Examples and case histories.
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