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Fundamentals of Applied Multidimensional Scaling for Educational and Psychological Research pp 187–194Cite as

Historical Review

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Briefly discuss the key development of MDS models over time. Explain some new or possible applications of MDS analysis. Strengths and limitations are also discussed.

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  1. Department of Education Science and Professional Program, University of Missouri-St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA

    Cody S. Ding

  2. Center for Neurodynamics, University of Missouri-St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA

    Cody S. Ding

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Ding, C.S. (2018). Historical Review. In: Fundamentals of Applied Multidimensional Scaling for Educational and Psychological Research. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-78172-3_14

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