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Introduction to the taxometric method : a practical guide

Title
Introduction to the taxometric method : a practical guide / John Ruscio, Nick Haslam, Ayelet Meron Ruscio.
Author
Ruscio, John.
Publication
Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2006.
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Additional Authors
  • Haslam, Nick, 1963-
  • Ruscio, Ayelet Meron.
Description
xiv, 347 pages : illustrations; 24 cm +
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Genre/Form
CD-ROMs.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 326-336) and indexes.
Contents
1. Introduction -- 2. Why latent structure matters -- 3. The classification problem -- 4. Data requirements for taxometrics -- 5. Taxometric procedures I : MAXSLOPE, MAMBAC, and L-Mode -- 6. Taxometric procedures II : MAXCOV and MAXEIG -- 7. Consistency tests -- 8. Interpretational issues -- 9. A taxometric checklist -- 10. Applications of the taxometric method -- 11. The future of taxometrics -- App. A. Simulating taxonic and dimensional comparison data -- App. B. Estimating latent parameters and classifying cases using MAXCOV -- App. C. Estimating the taxon base rate using MAXEIG.
ISBN
  • 0805847499 (alk. paper)
  • 0805859764 (pbk. : alk. paper)
LCCN
  • 2006040044
  • 9780805847499
OCLC
  • ocm63297851
  • SCSB-5265481
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Columbia University Libraries