 Goodness of fit of biplots and correspondence analysisK. Ruben Gabriel Biometrika, 2002, vol. 89, issue 2, 423-436 Abstract: The present paper examines proportional goodness of fit to variables recorded on individuals, the variances and covariances of the variables, and the form and distances between individuals. No single plot displays all three optimally in the sense of least squares. However, even aspects which are non-optimally fitted by biplots and Benzecri plots often closely preserve the optimal fit. This is shown by means of a preservation-of-fit function which depends on the type of display and on the ratio of the second to the first singular value of the data matrix. This function is never below 0·5, so at least half the fit is always preserved, and it is close to 1 unless the ratio of the singular values is small. That explains the frequently observed similarity of the various biplots and the Benzecri plot and the fact that they usually lead to the same conclusions. It follows that in many applications it is reasonable to use either the symmetric biplot or the Benzecri plot or a compromise maximin preservation plot, and that the difference between these three is usually unimportant. Copyright Biometrika Trust 2002, Oxford University Press. Date: 2002 There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:oup:biomet:v:89:y:2002:i:2:p:423-436 Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from Access Statistics for this article Biometrika is currently edited by Paul Fearnhead More articles in Biometrika from Biometrika Trust Oxford University Press, Great Clarendon Street, Oxford OX2 6DP, UK. |
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