Subset of [[Statistics]]. 다변량분석

보통 두가지를 의미한다. 
 1. 다변수분석(multi-variable technique)으로서, 단변량/이변량분석의 확장형
 1. 변수들이 모두 random하고, 그들의 관계가 개별적으로 설명할 수 없게 엮어 있는 경우

다음으로 구분된다.
What type of relationship is being examined?
 * Dependence
  * multiple relationships of dependent and independent variables : StructuralEquationModeling
  * Several dependent variables in single relatioship
   * Metric 
    * Metric : CanonicalCorrelation
    * Nonmetric : MultiVariateAnalysisOfVariance
   * Nonmetric : CanonicalCorrelation with dummy variables

 * Interdependence
  * Variable : FactorAnalysis
  * Cases/Respondent : ClusterAnalysis
  * Object
   * Metric : MultiDimensionalScaling
   * Nonmetric : CorrespondenceAnalysis
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관련책들
 * MultivariateDataAnalysis

관련자료
 * AppliedMultiVariateStatisticalAnalysis
 * http://www.academicpress.com/www/journal/mv.htm