Multivariate Data Analysis

Data analysis and data modeling are extremely important in the world of ecology, so it is no surprise that the three titles with the most checkouts per year at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center Library are all statistics or modeling texts, including Multivariate Data Analysis. Multivariate analysis “refers to all statistical methods that simultaneously analyze multiple measurement on each individual or object under investigation." This book is a particularly powerful tool for researchers without formal training in statistics.