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Some Statistical Considerations in Multidimensional Scaling

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2025

J. O. Ramsay
J. O. Ramsay*
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Princeton University
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Abstract

Some shortcomings of current methods of estimating the magnitude of perceived difference are considered. A statistical model for perceived difference is derived which avoids these difficulties and employs judgments of ratios of differences as data. Three estimators of squared difference are developed.

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Psychometrika , Volume 34 , Issue 2 , June 1969 , pp. 167 - 182
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Copyright © 1969 The Psychometric Society

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Footnotes

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This study was conducted while the author was a Psychometric Fellow at Princeton University and Educational Testing Service and is part of a dissertation presented in candidacy for the degree of doctor of philosophy. This research was supported by Office of Naval Research Contract Nonr 1858 and by National Science Foundation Grant GB3402. Extensive use was made of the computing facilities of Princeton University supported in part by National Science Foundation Grant NSF-GP579. The author wishes to express his appreciation to Prof. H. Gulliksen, Prof. F. Geldard, Dr. C. Helm, and Dr. F. Lord for their comments and encouragement.

†

Now at McGill University.

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