Iranian Journal of Information Science and Technology
Copyright © 2003 SHIRAZ REGIONAL LIBRARY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Vol 1, No 2, ISSN 1726-8125, 2003
THE USE AND APPLICATION OF MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES IN BIBLIOMETRIC AND SCIENTOMETRIC STUDIES
Farideh Osareh, Ph. D. , Associate professor of Shahid Chamran University,School of Education & Psychology ,Department of Library & Information Science
In Bibliometric and scientometric studies, three approaches of multivariate analysis, namely Factor Analysis, Cluster Analysis and Multidimensional scaling are the most used methods. This article aims to review the use and applications of these techniques.
Keywords -Multivariate Analysis, Factor Analysis, Cluster Analysis, Multidimensional Scaling.
email: osareh_f@cua.ac.ir