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Discuss fundamental ideas of MDS, particularly MDS as a data visualization tool in the context of big data is highlighted. Similarities and differences between MDS, factor analysis, and cluster analysis are discussed.
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Big data means that there are lots of data being collected. Visualization is one method for big data analysis.
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Ding, C.S. (2018). Introduction. In: Fundamentals of Applied Multidimensional Scaling for Educational and Psychological Research. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-78172-3_1
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