Talk:Scale analysis (statistics)

Hi guys, here are the terms I was mentioning in class as a starting point for a taxonomy of the methods covered.


 * probabilistic -- deterministic
 * nonparametric -- parametric
 * dominance (Guttman) -- proximity
 * ordinal (nonmetric) -- interval (metric)
 * bottom-up -- top-down
 * continous -- discrete
 * latent -- manifest
 * explorative -- confirmative


 * Guttman: nonmetric dominance model, perfect deterministic cumulative scale,

Besides these, I have a few terms which (as I understand it) can be defined for each model separately.
 * Purpose of model
 * Definition of model violation
 * Amibiguity in the negative response (= what does "no" mean?)
 * Parameter estimation
 * Test of model fit

Please do not write to me or others what to change/improve but EDIT this page directly and correct or extend any part you know something about. Be_bold_in_updating_pages!! Madmaxx 13:56, 21 July 2006 (UTC)