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		Multidimensional Scaling 
		(MDS)
 
 
  
	
		
		Topics
        
          - Classical MDS
 
			- Non-metric MDS
 
         
		Readings
        
          - Weller & Romney. Metric Scaling. Sage.
 
			- Kruskal, J. B., and Wish, M. (1978). 
			Multidimensional scaling. Beverly Hills, CA: Sage University Series.
 
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			DeJordy, Borgatti, 
			Roussin and Halgin. Visualizing Proximity Data. Field Methods. 
			19:239-263.
			[pdf]
 
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			Weller. 1984. Cross-Cultural Concepts of Illness: 
			Variation and Validation. American 
			Anthropologist, Vol. 86, No. 2. (Jun., 1984), pp. 341-351 [^pdf]
 
         
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		Handouts
        
			- Borgatti. MDS. [html]
 
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			Borgatti. Property Fitting. 
			[html]
 
		 
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		Bibliography
 
		Classics 
		
			- Nonmetric Multidimensional Scaling: A Numerical 
			Method, Joseph B. Kruskal, Psychometrika, 29:2 (June 1964), 
			pp. 115-129. 
 
			- Torgerson, W. S. (1958). Theory and methods of 
			scaling. New York: John Wiley.
 
		 
		Recommended 
		
			- Romney, A. K., Shepard, R. N., and Nerlove, S. B. 
			(Eds.) (1972). Multidimensional scaling: Theory and applications in 
			the behavioral sciences (Volume II: Applications). New York: Seminar 
			Press.
 
			- Arabie, P., Carroll, J. D., & DeSarbo, W. S. 
			(1987). Three-way scaling and clustering. Beverly Hills, CA: Sage.
 
			- Green, P. E., Carmone, F. J., & Smith, S. M. 
			(1989). Multidimensional scaling: concepts and applications. Boston: 
			Allyn & Bacon.
 
		 
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