An evaluation of the limitations of, and alternatives to, the Co-Plot methodology

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 874-886

  Mar Molinero, C ^a   Mingers, J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Co plot; Education; Mapping; MBA programmes; Multidimensional scaling; Nominal variables

Indexed keywords

CONFORMAL MAPPING; EDUCATION; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; STATISTICAL METHODS;

MBA PROGRAMMES; MULTIDIMENSIONAL SCALING; MULTIDIMENSIONAL SCALING METHODS; NOMINAL VARIABLES;

INFORMATION ANALYSIS;

EID: 34249874612     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: 14769360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602228     Document Type: Article

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