Multidimensionalscaling (MDS) isatechniquefortheanalysisofsimilarity or dissimilarity data
on a set of objects. Such data may be intercorrelations of test items, ratings of similarity on …

The idea for this book came from the time the authors spent at the Statistics and Applied
Mathematical Sciences Institute (SAMSI) in Research Triangle Park in North Carolina …

A thoroughly revised and updated edition of this introduction to modern statistical methods
for shape analysis Shape analysis is an important tool in the many disciplines where objects …

Procrustean methods are used to transform one set of data to represent another set of data
as closely as possible. The name derives from the Greek myth where Procrustes invited …

A general approach for fitting a model to a data matrix by weighted least squares (WLS) is
studied. This approach consists of iteratively performing (steps of) existing algorithms for …

We discuss various issues surrounding the use and interpretation of Generalized Procrustes
Analysis and related methods. Included are considerations that have to be made before …

Proteomics data analysis based on the mass-spectrometry technique can provide a powerful
tool for early diagnosis of tumors and other diseases. It can be used for exploring the …

Much recent research has examined the differences between goods and services, but less
empirical work has been done investigating differences among services. In this paper, we …

This paper presents a novel approach to shape extraction and interpretation in 4-D cardiac
magnetic resonance imaging data. Statistical modeling of spatiotemporal interlandmark …

Background The understanding of evolutionary relationships is a fundamental aspect of
modern biology, with the phylogenetic tree being a primary tool for describing these …