Applied Factor Analysis in the Natural Sciences ~ Richard A. Reyment (Author), K. G. Jvreskog (Author)





Review"...this is an important book." Ralph D'Agostino, Journal of the American Statistical Association

"The second edition has been reworked to a considerable degree and contains many new references that describe advances in multivariate methods and developments since the publication of the first edition...The figures are laid out clearly and captioned. The numerous tables in the text also are labled clearly and referenced...a valuable resource." Eric Grunsky, Computers and Geosciences

"...the book is well written and supported with many examples demonstrating the methods and interpretation of the results." Donald A. Jackson, Ecoscience

Product DescriptionApplied 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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Product Details Paperback: 384 pages Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 2 edition (September 28, 1996) Language: English ISBN-10: 0521575567 ISBN-13: 978-0521575560