Multivariate Statistical Methods

Marcoulides, George A.; Hershberger, Scott L.

• Contents: Introduction. Basic Matrix Algebra. The Multivariate Normal Distribution and Tests of Significance. Factorial Multivariate Analysis of Variance. Discriminant Analysis. Canonical Correlation. Principal Components and Factor Analysis. Confirmatory Factor Analysis and Structural Equation Modeling. Appendix.

"...the text presents a good introduction to multivariate analysis with well-written examples and explanations."—Journal of Quality Technology"This book is a good introduction to multivariate statistical methods for someone who wants to understand the basic underpinnings of...techniques and try them out on some data....[The authors] provide a great deal of guidance for those people who, with the advent of readily available and very sophisticated statistical software, will be applying these methods to their own data."—Technometrics"It is my opinion that Marcoulides and Hershberger have expertly summarized the complexities associated with multivariate statistics in a fashion that will be readily coherent to the introductory graduate student. They provide the right amount of mathematics so as not to overwhelm the introductory student, but just enough to whet their appetite....Again, I found this text to be well-organized and coherent in its treatment of such complex techniques as PCA, DA, and canonical correlation. Especially for a multivariate class that plans to have some emphasis on model development, the FA section and the CFA and SEM chapter will provide an excellent foundation for the introductory student."—Structural Equation Modeling