Resources for Multivariate Statistics

Books

George, D., & Mallery, P (1995). SPSS/PC+ Step by Step: A Simple Guide and Reference. Belmont, CA: Duxbury Press.

This book is helpful in interpreting results from multivariate procedures performed in SPSS.

Grimm, L. G., & Yarnold, P. R. (Eds.) (1995). Reading and understanding multivariate statistics. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

This edited book is user-friendly and provides examples from the behavioral sciences.

Kachigan, S. K. (1991). Multivariate statistical analysis: A conceptual introduction (2^nd ed.). New York: Radius Press.

This book provides a nice background for many multivariate procedures.

Stevens, J. P. (1996). Applied multivariate statistics for the social sciences (3^rd ed.).

Provides examples from the social sciences. Not as user-friendly as some of the others, but worth taking a look at.

*Cabell Library typically has the Grimm et al. and the Stevens texts.

Webpages

Statsoft Electronic Statistics Textbook

http://www.statsoft.com/textbook/stathome.html

Multivariate Statistics: Concepts, Models, and Applications by David Stockburger

http://www.psychstat.smsu.edu/multibook/mlt00.htm

Multivariate Statistics: A Practical Guide

*it also helps to use a search engine (like Lycos, etc.) and do a search on a specific procedure, like cluster analysis, etc.