Statistical Test: Non-metric multidimensional scaling techniques
Notes: Kruskal, J. B., and Wish, M. Multidimensional Scaling. Beverly Hills, California: Sage, 1978. (General) Kruskal, J. B. Multidimensional scaling by optimizing goodness of fit to a nonmetric hypothesis. Psychometrika 29 (1964a): 1-27. (MDSCAL) Kruskal, J. B. Nonmetric multidimensional scaling: a numerical method. Psychometrika 29 (1964b): 115-130. (MDSCAL) Guttman, L. A general nonmetric technique for finding the smallest coordinate space for a configuration of points. Psychometrika 33 (1968): 469-506. Lingoes, J. C.; Roskam, E. E.; and Borg, I. Geometric Representations of Relational Data. Second edition. Ann Arbor: Mathesis Press, 1979. (MINISSA) Young, F. W., and Torgerson, W. S. TORSCA, a FORTRAN IV program for Shepard-Kruskal multidimensional scaling analysis. Behavioral Science 12 (1976): 498. (TORSCA) Takane, Y.; Young, F. W.; and DeLeeuw, J. Nonmetric individual differences multidimensional scaling: an alternating least squares method with optimal scaling features. Psychometrika 42 (1977): 7-67. (ALSCAL) Kruskal, J. B.; Young, F. W.; and Seery, J. B. How to use KYST, a very flexible program to do multidimensional scaling and unfolding. Unpublished. Bell Laboratories, Murray Hills, New Jersey, 1973. (KYST)
Software: SAS: ALSCAL
Notes: Kruskal, J. B., and Wish, M. Multidimensional Scaling. Beverly Hills, California: Sage, 1978. (General) Kruskal, J. B. Multidimensional scaling by optimizing goodness of fit to a nonmetric hypothesis. Psychometrika 29 (1964a): 1-27. (MDSCAL) Kruskal, J. B. Nonmetric multidimensional scaling: a numerical method. Psychometrika 29 (1964b): 115-130. (MDSCAL) Guttman, L. A general nonmetric technique for finding the smallest coordinate space for a configuration of points. Psychometrika 33 (1968): 469-506. Lingoes, J. C.; Roskam, E. E.; and Borg, I. Geometric Representations of Relational Data. Second edition. Ann Arbor: Mathesis Press, 1979. (MINISSA) Young, F. W., and Torgerson, W. S. TORSCA, a FORTRAN IV program for Shepard-Kruskal multidimensional scaling analysis. Behavioral Science 12 (1976): 498. (TORSCA) Takane, Y.; Young, F. W.; and DeLeeuw, J. Nonmetric individual differences multidimensional scaling: an alternating least squares method with optimal scaling features. Psychometrika 42 (1977): 7-67. (ALSCAL) Kruskal, J. B.; Young, F. W.; and Seery, J. B. How to use KYST, a very flexible program to do multidimensional scaling and unfolding. Unpublished. Bell Laboratories, Murray Hills, New Jersey, 1973. (KYST)
Software: SAS: ALSCAL