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McQuitty, Louis L.; Koch, Valerie L. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1975
A rapid method for hierarchically clustering the n objects of a matrix which portrays the interrelation of every object to every other object, where n equals any number up to 1,000 and even larger, is developed and discussed. Results compare favorably with those from other excellent methods. (Author/BJG)
Descriptors: Cluster Analysis, Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Matrices

McQuitty, Louis L.; Koch, Valerie L. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1975
Develops and illustrates a method for clustering hierarchically the interrelationships between many persons, as represented in a matrix of a thousand by a thousand. (RC)
Descriptors: Classification, Cluster Grouping, Matrices, Measurement Techniques

McQuitty, Louis L.; Koch, Valerie L. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1976
A relatively reliable and valid hierarchy of clusters of objects is plotted from the highest column entries, exclusively, of a matrix of interassociations between the objects. Having developed out of a loose definition of types, the method isolates both loose and highly definitive types, and all those in between. (Author/RC)
Descriptors: Cluster Analysis, Cluster Grouping, Comparative Analysis, Data Analysis

McQuitty, Louis L. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1973
Paper analyzes additive variance in such a fashion that it supports both a theory of types and a cognitive-frustration theory of behavior in the development of tests designed to assess mental disturbance'' versus normality'' amongst college students. (Author)
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Item Analysis, Psychological Testing, Tables (Data)

McQuitty, Louis L. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1971
Descriptors: Classification, College Students, Concept Formation, Discriminant Analysis