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Cluster Analysis & Multidimensional Scaling

Cluster Analysis & Multidimensional Scaling. Looking for like approaches (and an introduction to Systat). Cluster Analysis. A way of grouping data May be by cases You want to find who is like who else How alike are the cases? May be by variables Are some variables like other variables

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Cluster Analysis & Multidimensional Scaling

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  1. Cluster Analysis & Multidimensional Scaling Looking for like approaches (and an introduction to Systat)

  2. Cluster Analysis • A way of grouping data • May be by cases • You want to find who is like who else • How alike are the cases? • May be by variables • Are some variables like other variables • If so you can reduce the number of variables you work with • Or you can verify that they are similar by the way folks have responded

  3. Attributes • Most cluster analysis is exclusive, that is, any variable or case cannot be in two clusters at the same time • Several kinds of clustering • Hierarchical, additive and partitioned • Based on some kind of correlation of the data • Some clustering techniques are swayed by having different scales while others are not. Stay tuned.

  4. Data • Uses a variable by case format • Can also use a correlation matrix • Data can be nominal, ordinal, interval or ratio but each should have a different way to join the clusters

  5. Output • Generally a tree, dendogram or icicle • May show several user defined groups and how well each case (or variable) fits with it’s average or mean group • Can be refined and localized • Have face and relational reliability • Works best with ~20 or less variables or cases

  6. Looking at the PSP How do people in the class cluster? How do Profiles cluster? Profiles • Global <-> Local • Alone <-> Collaboration • Help <-> Persistence • Innovation <-> Tried • Plan <-> Serendipity

  7. Correlation matrix of the variables GLBLLCL HNTPRSNC INVTNTRDTRU PLNSRDPT ALNOTHRS GLBLLCL 1.000 HNTPRSNC 0.012 1.000 INVTNTRDTRU 0.247 0.120 1.000 PLNSRDPT 0.049 -0.189 -0.554 1.000 ALNOTHRS 0.218 -0.774 -0.218 0.181 1.000

  8. Help <-> Persistence Innovation <-> Tried and True Global <-> Local Alone <-> Others Planned <-> Serendipity

  9. Join command (Systat only)

  10. Multidimensional Scaling • Multidimensional Scaling is a method to fit a set of points in space that best represents the dissimilarity between all the points.

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