Multivariate Methods

Objectives

This two day course gives an introduction to multivariate statistical methods for scientists and is customised to your particular requirements. Emphasis is placed on the interpretation of the statistical summaries obtained and their application in the working context.

Content

Customised from the following:

• Multivariate Data, measures of correlation and distance
• Principal Component Analysis and Biplots
• Cluster Analysis
• Discriminant Analysis
• Multiple Regression - problems and pitfalls, alternative approaches PLS and PCR
• Multidimensional Scaling

Entry Level

The course assumes some knowledge of basic statistics

Software

The course can be run using any recognised statistics software package

Style

The course contains a mixture of formal training sessions and practical workshops where participants can analyse data from structured exercises using statistical software. We prefer to run the course using customised data from the participants' own environment but off the shelf data sets can be used.