A Quasi-Metric Approach to Multidimensional Unfolding for Reducing the Occurrence of Degenerate Solutions.

Kim, Chulwan; Rangaswamy, Arvind; DeSarbo, Wayne S.

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ERIC Number: EJ594274

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Publication Date: 1999

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A Quasi-Metric Approach to Multidimensional Unfolding for Reducing the Occurrence of Degenerate Solutions.

Kim, Chulwan; Rangaswamy, Arvind; DeSarbo, Wayne S.

Multivariate Behavioral Research, v34 n2 p143-80 1999

Presents an approach to multidimensional unfolding that reduces the occurrence of degenerate solutions and conducts a Monte Carlo study to demonstrate the superiority of the new method to the ALSCAL and KYST nonmetric procedures for student preference data. (SLD)

Descriptors: Monte Carlo Methods, Multidimensional Scaling, Problem Solving, Simulation, Student Attitudes

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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