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Multivariate Humanities (Quantitative Methods in the Humanities and Social Sciences) by Pieter M. Kroonenberg is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Multivariate Humanities (Quantitative Methods in the Humanities and Social Sciences) about?

This case study-based textbook in multivariate analysis for advanced students in the humanities emphasizes descriptive, exploratory analyses of various types of datasets from a wide range of sub-disciplines, promoting the use of multivariate analysis and illustrating its wide applicability. Fields featured include, but are not limited to, historical agriculture, arts (music and painting), theology, and stylometrics (authorship issues). Most analyses are based on existing data, earlier analysed in published peer-reviewed papers. Four preliminary methodological and statistical chapters provide general technical background to the case studies. The multivariate statistical methods presented and illustrated include data inspection, several varieties of principal component analysis, correspondence analysis, multidimensional scaling, cluster analysis, regression analysis, discriminant analysis, and three-mode analysis. The bulk of the text is taken up by 14 case studies that lean heavily on graphical representations of statistical information such as biplots, using descriptive statistical techniques to support substantive conclusions. Each study features a description of the substantive b

Who reads Multivariate Humanities (Quantitative Methods in the Humanities and Social Sciences)?

It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Pieter M. Kroonenberg
Publisher
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer
Published
2021
Language
EN
ISBN
9783030691516
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Science, Linguistics, Literary Criticism

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