The additive constant problem in multidimensional scaling |
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Authors: | Samuel J. Messick Robert P. Abelson |
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Affiliation: | (1) Educational Testing Service, USA;(2) Present address: Menninger Foundation, USA;(3) Yale University, USA |
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Abstract: | The problem of choosing the correct additive constant to convert relative interstimulus distances to absolute interstimulus distances in multidimensional scaling is investigated. An artificial numerical example is constructed, and various trial values of the constant are inserted to demonstrate the effect on the multidimensional map of making a variety of incorrect choices. Finally, a general solution to the problem, suggested by Dr. Ledyard R Tucker, is presented; each of the computational steps in this solution is set down for easy reference.This study was supported in part by Office of Naval Research Contract N6onr-270-20 and by National Science Foundation Grant G-642 to Princeton University. |
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