MULTIVARIATE
ANALYSIS:
An Overview
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Selecting a Multivariate
Technique
• Dependency
• dependent (criterion) variables and
independent (predictor) variables are present
• Interdependency
• variables are interrelated without designating
some dependent and others independent
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Dependency Techniques
Multiple regression
Discriminant analysis
Multivariate analysis of variance
(MANOVA)
Linear structural relationships (LISREL)
Conjoint analysis
• Simalto+Plus
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Uses for Multiple Regression
Predict values for a criterion variable by
developing a self-weighting estimating
equation
Control for confounding variables to
better evaluate the contribution of other
variables
Test and explain causal theories
• Path analysis
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Uses for Discriminant Analysis
Classify persons or objects into various
groups
Analyze known groups to determine the
relative influence of specific factors
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Use for MANOVA
Assess relationship between two or more
dependent variables and classificatory
variables or factors samples
E.g. . . . measure differences between
• employees
• customers
• manufactured items
• production parts
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Uses of LISREL
Explains causality among constructs not
directly measured
Two parts
• Measurement model
• Structural Equation model
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Two Models of LISREL
Measurement
• used to relate the observed, recorded, or
measured variables to the latent variables
(constructs)
Structural equation
• shows the causal relationships among the
latent variables
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Use for Conjoint Analysis
Market research
Product development
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Interdependency Techniques
Factor analysis
Cluster analysis
Multidimensional Scaling (MDS)
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Interdependency Techniques
Factor Analysis
Computational techniques that reduce
variables to a manageable number
• construction of new set of variables based on
relationships in the correlation matrix
• Principal components analysis
• Communalities
• Rotation
Measurement statistics
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Interdependency Techniques
Factor analysis
Cluster analysis
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Steps in Cluster Analysis
Select sample to be clustered
Define measurement variables
Compute similarities among the entities
through correlation, Euclidean distances,
and other techniques
Select mutually exclusive clusters
Compare and validate the clusters
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Interdependency Techniques
Factor analysis
Cluster analysis
Multidimensional Scaling (MDS)
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Multidimensional Scaling
Creates a special description of a
participant’s perception about a product,
service, or other object of interest
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