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An introduction for nonmathematicians who have previously taken a standard introductory course of statistical methods. The first five chapters deal with general aspects of multivariate data, such as tests of significance and measuring and testing multivariate distances. The rest of the book covers multivariate methods in terms of current use, including factor analysis, cluster analysis, and multidimensional scaling. This second edition contains new material on ordination, logistic regression, and ordination, plus exercises. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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The purpose of this book is to introduce multivariate statistical methods to non-mathematicians. It is not intended to be comprehensive. Rather, the intention is to keep the details to a minimum while still conveying a good idea of what can be done. In other words, it is a book to 'get you going' in a particular area of statistical methods. This second edition has retained all of Professor Manly's crystal clear style. It is based on a course that has been taught successfully at the University of Otago for a number of years but has increased coverage on measuring distances between cases based on presence-absence data, a new selection on logistic regression, new exercises and two completely new chapters on graphical methods and ordination. The author has taken into account the major shift in the way in which computer software is used, but the emphasis is on the underlying principles rather than the use of particular programs.
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