JMP 12 Multivariate Methods

Chapter 2 

Introduction to Multivariate Analysis

Overview of Multivariate Techniques

This book describes the following techniques for analyzing several variables simultaneously:

• The Multivariate platform examines multiple variables to see how they relate to each other. See Chapter 3, “Correlations and Multivariate Techniques”.

• The Cluster platform groups rows together that share similar values across a number of variables. It is a useful exploratory technique to help you understand the clumping structure of your data. See Chapter 4, “Cluster Analysis”.

• The Principal Components platform derives a small number of independent linear combinations (principal components) of a set of measured variables that capture as much of the ...