Modern Multidimensional Scaling: Theory and Applications (Springer Series in Statistics)

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Summary: MDS
Review: This is an excellent treatment of MDS for the practitioner and the acedemic. The authors do an excellent job covering the history behind MDS, the theory, its interpretation and its use on various computer software packages. This is a modern textbook in an obscure area of statistics/research, and is very informative. The mathematics in the book are relatively simple to follow -- it even allows the reader to comppute a multidimensional scaling on a simple scale. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone interested in learning more about MDS, or anyone who is looking for a unique analysis of data.