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Consensus coordinates from qualitative and quantitative attributes
Author(s) -
Lefkovitch L. P.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
biometrical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.108
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1521-4036
pISSN - 0323-3847
DOI - 10.1002/bimj.197800008
Subject(s) - set (abstract data type) , principal (computer security) , orthogonal coordinates , mathematics , space (punctuation) , compromise , log polar coordinates , principal component analysis , algebra over a field , computer science , pure mathematics , mathematical analysis , statistics , social science , sociology , programming language , operating system
By considering that each attribute of objects provides a coordinate system for them (in discrete space for qualitative or for ordered discrete quantitative attributes, in continuous space for continuous attributes), a compromise set of coordinates are derived. These coordinates differ from principal coordinates. Two small numerical examples illustrate the algebra.