TY - BOOK AU - Spencer,Neil H. TI - Essentials of multivariate data analysis SN - 9781466584785 (pbk. : alk. paper) U1 - 000SA.07 23 PY - 2014/// CY - Boca Raton PB - CRC Press KW - Multivariate analysis N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. Frequently asked questions -- 2. Graphical presentation of multivariate data -- 3. Multivariate tests of significance -- 4. Factor analysis -- 5. Cluster analysis -- 6. Discriminant analysis -- 7. Multidimensional scaling -- 8. Correspondence analysis-- References-- Index N2 - This book provides an overview at an introductory level of several methods in multivariate data analysis. It contains in-depth examples from one data set woven throughout the text, and a free [Excel] Add-In to perform the analyses in Excel, with step-by-step instructions provided for each technique. ... could be used as a text (possibly supplemental) for courses in other fields where researchers wish to apply these methods without delving too deeply into the underlying statistics ER -