Analysing your multivariate data as a pictorial: A case for applying biplot methodology?

International Statistical Review

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 365-387

  Le Roux, Niël J ^a   Gardner, Sugnet ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biplot; Canonical variate analysis; Classification; Data visualisation; Principal components; Quality control; bag

Indexed keywords

EID: 29344451954     PISSN: 03067734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-5823.2005.tb00154.x     Document Type: Article

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