Multidimensional scaling: A brief overview

Nursing Research

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 64-68

  Mugavin, Marie E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Data analysis; Multidimensional scaling; Research methodology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; RESEARCH; STATISTICS;

HUMANS; RESEARCH; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 37349039375     PISSN: 00296562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NNR.0000280659.88760.7c     Document Type: Article

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