[R-sig-eco] simple question about nmds

[Paolo Piras]

Hi,
actually I think you CAN use them (as predictors or response either) because, albeit in its unique way, NMDS **IS** a method to summarize a highly multidimensional phenomenon.
best
paolo
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Da: r-sig-ecology-bounces at r-project.org [r-sig-ecology-bounces at r-project.org] per conto di Simone Ruzza [simone.ruzza12 at gmail.com]
Inviato: lunedì 10 giugno 2013 10.26
A: r-sig-ecology at r-project.org
Oggetto: Re: [R-sig-eco] simple question about nmds

Apolologies, I re-phrase what I have said before: I would be interested
using the site scores within a multiple regression settings, but the the
scores a response rather than predictors.

Best wishes,

Simone


On Mon, Jun 10, 2013 at 9:19 AM, Simone Ruzza <simone.ruzza12 at gmail.com>wrote:

> Dear list,
>
> apologies for the total beginner's question. I was wondering whether
> one can use the site scores of an NMDS ordination to do do further
> analyses as typically done for other ordination methods, e.g. use the
> axis scores as predictors in a multiple regression settings. I think
> it should not be possible, because the aim of NMDS is not to summarize
> the major patterns of variations withing a multivariate dataset. Do
> you confirm?
>
> thanks in advance,
>
> Simone
>

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