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13:06:57</date><authorinitials>PeterWatson</authorinitials></revision></revhistory></articleinfo><section><title>Questions about multivariate analyses</title><orderedlist numeration="arabic"><listitem><para><ulink url="https://lsr-wiki-01.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/statswiki/FAQ/mvFAQ/statswiki/FAQ/heterogeneity#">What is heterogeneity of variance in SPSS Probit and Logit procedures?</ulink> </para></listitem><listitem><para><ulink url="https://lsr-wiki-01.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/statswiki/FAQ/mvFAQ/statswiki/FAQ/SobelTest#">How do I test whether one independent variable has an influence on a dependent variable other than via the mediation of a second independent variable? (Sobel Test)</ulink> </para></listitem><listitem><para><ulink url="https://lsr-wiki-01.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/statswiki/FAQ/mvFAQ/statswiki/FAQ/Collinearity#">What is collinearity in multiple regression, and what do I do about it?</ulink> </para></listitem><listitem><para><ulink url="https://lsr-wiki-01.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/statswiki/FAQ/mvFAQ/statswiki/FAQ/condnoR#">How do I find the condition number of a matrix using R?</ulink> </para></listitem><listitem><para><ulink url="https://lsr-wiki-01.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/statswiki/FAQ/mvFAQ/statswiki/FAQ/RatCaseVar#">Is there an optimal ratio of cases to predictor variables I should have before performing a multivariate analysis or any guide as to total sample size?</ulink> </para></listitem><listitem><para><ulink url="https://lsr-wiki-01.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/statswiki/FAQ/mvFAQ/statswiki/FAQ/patternMatrix#">Which matrix of loadings do I use doing a principal components extraction or non-PC analysis with a direct oblimin rotation when doing a factor analysis?</ulink> </para></listitem><listitem><para><ulink url="http://pareonline.net/getvn.asp?v=14&amp;n=20">A guide to the pros and cons of choosing a method for producing factor scores from a factor analysis</ulink> </para></listitem><listitem><para><ulink url="https://lsr-wiki-01.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/statswiki/FAQ/mvFAQ/statswiki/FAQ/thresholds#">What thresholds should I use for factor loading cut-offs?</ulink> </para></listitem><listitem><para><ulink url="https://lsr-wiki-01.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/statswiki/FAQ/mvFAQ/statswiki/FAQ/congruenceC#">How do I compare a pair of factor loadings?</ulink> </para></listitem><listitem><para><ulink url="https://lsr-wiki-01.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/statswiki/FAQ/mvFAQ/statswiki/FAQ/compare#">What is the difference between principal components analysis, principal axis analysis and other factor extraction methods?</ulink> </para></listitem><listitem><para><ulink url="https://lsr-wiki-01.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/statswiki/FAQ/mvFAQ/statswiki/FAQ/NoFactors#">How many factors should I retain in a factor analysis?</ulink> </para></listitem><listitem><para><ulink url="https://lsr-wiki-01.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/statswiki/FAQ/mvFAQ/statswiki/FAQ/Cronbach#">A note on Cronbach's Alpha.</ulink> </para></listitem><listitem><para><ulink url="https://lsr-wiki-01.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/statswiki/FAQ/mvFAQ/statswiki/FAQ/PlusFac#">How do I interpret  variables which load on more than one factor?</ulink> </para></listitem><listitem><para><ulink url="https://lsr-wiki-01.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/statswiki/FAQ/mvFAQ/statswiki/FAQ/mds#">What is multidimensional scaling and how do I do it?</ulink> </para></listitem><listitem><para><ulink url="https://lsr-wiki-01.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/statswiki/FAQ/mvFAQ/statswiki/FAQ/cancorr#">What is canonical correlation and where can I use it?</ulink> </para></listitem><listitem><para><ulink url="https://lsr-wiki-01.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/statswiki/FAQ/mvFAQ/statswiki/FAQ/MANOVA#">When should I use a Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA)?</ulink> </para></listitem><listitem><para><ulink url="https://lsr-wiki-01.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/statswiki/FAQ/mvFAQ/statswiki/FAQ/infmles#">Why are the standard errors so large in logistic regression?</ulink> </para></listitem><listitem><para><ulink url="https://lsr-wiki-01.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/statswiki/FAQ/mvFAQ/statswiki/FAQ/logrrsq#">How do I choose between different logistic regression models?</ulink> </para></listitem><listitem><para><ulink url="https://lsr-wiki-01.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/statswiki/FAQ/mvFAQ/statswiki/FAQ/cluster#">How do I perform a cluster analysis in R?</ulink> </para></listitem><listitem><para><ulink url="https://lsr-wiki-01.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/statswiki/FAQ/mvFAQ/statswiki/FAQ/threshold#">Which discriminant analysis should I use to obtain thresholds to indicate levels of abnormality using a single variable?</ulink> </para></listitem><listitem><para><ulink url="https://lsr-wiki-01.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/statswiki/FAQ/mvFAQ/statswiki/FAQ/structure#">How do I assess the importance of variables in a Normal Discriminant analysis?</ulink> </para></listitem><listitem><para><ulink url="https://lsr-wiki-01.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/statswiki/FAQ/mvFAQ/statswiki/FAQ/criteria#">Can you recommend any two group discriminant diagnostics?</ulink> </para></listitem><listitem><para><ulink url="https://lsr-wiki-01.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/statswiki/FAQ/mvFAQ/statswiki/FAQ/NDcasestat#">Which output criteria should I use when using the casewise results option with the Normal discriminant method in SPSS?</ulink> </para></listitem><listitem><para><ulink url="https://lsr-wiki-01.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/statswiki/FAQ/mvFAQ/statswiki/FAQ/roc#">How do I plot and interpret a ROC curve in assessing strength in two group prediction?</ulink> </para></listitem><listitem><para><ulink url="https://lsr-wiki-01.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/statswiki/FAQ/mvFAQ/statswiki/FAQ/missing#">How do I handle missing data in multivariate analyses in SPSS?</ulink> </para></listitem><listitem><para><ulink url="https://lsr-wiki-01.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/statswiki/FAQ/mvFAQ/statswiki/FAQ/locf#">Using SPSS syntax to impute last observation carried forward (LOCF) for missing values in SPSS</ulink> </para></listitem><listitem><para><ulink url="https://lsr-wiki-01.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/statswiki/FAQ/mvFAQ/statswiki/FAQ/cc#">How do I find complete cases in SPSS and R?</ulink> </para></listitem><listitem><para><ulink url="https://lsr-wiki-01.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/statswiki/FAQ/mvFAQ/statswiki/FAQ/lag#">How can I detect identical (duplicate) cases in SPSS without having an ID number?</ulink> </para></listitem><listitem><para><ulink url="https://lsr-wiki-01.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/statswiki/FAQ/mvFAQ/statswiki/FAQ/euclid#">What is Euclidean distance and how do I compute it?</ulink> </para></listitem><listitem><para><ulink url="https://lsr-wiki-01.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/statswiki/FAQ/mvFAQ/statswiki/FAQ/mahal#">How do I detect multivariate outliers?</ulink> </para></listitem><listitem><para><ulink url="https://lsr-wiki-01.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/statswiki/FAQ/mvFAQ/statswiki/FAQ/sem#">Structural equation modelling in R</ulink> </para></listitem><listitem><para><ulink url="https://lsr-wiki-01.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/statswiki/FAQ/mvFAQ/statswiki/FAQ/texts#">Can you recommend any statistical textbooks?</ulink> </para></listitem><listitem><para><ulink url="https://lsr-wiki-01.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/statswiki/FAQ/mvFAQ/statswiki/FAQ/mvnormc#">How do I check for multivariate normality?</ulink> </para></listitem><listitem><para><ulink url="https://lsr-wiki-01.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/statswiki/FAQ/mvFAQ/statswiki/FAQ/uneqcovs#">What do I do if I have unequal group covariance matrices when doing a MANOVA?</ulink>  </para></listitem></orderedlist></section></article>