PC-MDS
TABLE OF CONTENTS

PC-MDS Program License Agreement

GENERAL INFORMATION

PC-MDS PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS AND SIZE LIMITATIONS

INSTALLING PC-MDS

RUNNING PC-MDS PROGRAMS
PRINTING PC-MDS OUTPUT
PC-MDS INPUT: PARAMETERS AND FORMATS
Parameter Input
Preparing A Format Statement
PC-MDS Input: 3-D Graphs
CONSTRUCTING A COMMAND FILE FOR FREQUENCY, REGRESS, DISCRIM, FACTOR
RUNNING THE PROGRAMS
THE DATA FILE
CONSTRUCING A COMMAND FILE
PRINTBACK, TITLE, FILE NAME, DATA LIST STATEMENTS
VARIABLE LABELS, MISSING VALUES
FUNCTIONAL OPERATORS, IF STATEMENTS
COMPUTE
RECODE, WEIGHT, SELECT IF

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MDPREF
A SHORT GUIDE TO MDPREF
NON-TECHNICAL INTRODUCTION
TECHNICAL INTRODUCTION
RUNNING MDPREF
SAMPLE MDPREF OUTPUT
KYST
HOW TO USE KYST
NON-TECHNICAL INTRODUCTION
TECHNICAL INTRODUCTION
File for Data, Weights, Configuration, and Title
MENU OPTIONS
EXAMPLE DATA SETS
Control Options for Initial Configuration
Some Ways to Use KYST
Some Precautions: Number of Dimensions, Convergence, and Local Minima
KYST Menu Outline
PROBLEM DIMENSION/ANALYSIS TYPE
DATA FORM OPTIONS
MODEL OPTIONS
SELECT WEIGHT/DATA TRANSFORMATION
TERMINATION/CONVERGENCE
OUTPUT OPTIONS
PLOT OUTPUT OPTIONS
KYST SAMPLE OUTPUT
INDSCAL
HOW TO USE INDSCAL
NON-TECHNICAL INTRODUCTION
TECHNICAL INTRODUCTION
Input Data Structure
INDSCAL Options
Initial Configuration
Option on Method of Analysis
Solution for Weight Matrices
Equating The Stimulus Matrices
Spaces of Different Dimensions
INDSCAL Parameters
INDSCAL SAMPLE DATA
INDSCAL SAMPLE OUTPUT
PREFMAP
HOW TO USE PREFMAP
Input and Limits
Printed Output
Plotted Output
Input File Arrangement
THE PARAMETER LINE
OPTIONAL PARAMETERS
Phase Parameter Options
Nonmetric Procedure Options
Plotting Options
REFERENCES
SAMPLE DATA FILE
SAMPLE PREFMAP OUTPUT
PROFIT
HOW TO USE PROFIT
NON-TECHNICAL INTRODUCTION
TECHNICAL INTRODUCTION
Description of Methods
Procedures
Input
Output
REFERENCES
SAMPLE PROFIT DATA SET
SAMPLE OUTPUT
MONANOVA
USE AND THEORY OF MONANOVA
TECHNICAL INTRODUCTION
Theory
RUNNING MONANOVA
Interpreting MONANOVA
Output
Control Options
SAMPLE DATA FILE
SAMPLE OUTPUT
TRADEOFF
HOW TO USE TRADEOFF
PROGRAM INPUT
Parameter Line
FORMAT statement
Specifying Data
Multiple Respondent Analysis
TRADEOFF Options
REFERENCES
SAMPLE TRADEOFF OUTPUT

OLS CONJOINT ANALYSIS
HOW TO USE CONJOINT
PROGRAM INPUT
The Respondent Data File
Design File
SAMPLE DESIGN FILE
Product Simulation Specification File
PROGRAM FLOW AND OPTIONS
SAMPLE CONJOINT OUTPUT

HOWARD-HARRIS CLUSTER ANALYSIS
HOW TO USE HOWARD-HARRIS CLUSTER
THEORETICAL DISCUSSION
SAMPLE HOWARD-HARRIS OUTPUT
HICLUST
HOW TO USE HICLUST
NON-TECHNICAL INTRODUCTION
TECHNICAL INTRODUCTION
HICLUST Input
SAMPLE HICLUST OUTPUT
WARD
HOW TO USE WARD
PROGRAM INPUT
Input Data Format
WARD SAMPLE DATA
SAMPLE WARD OUTPUT

THURSTONE CASE 5
HOW TO USE THURSTONE CASE 5
CASE 5 INPUT
CASE 5 SAMPLE DATA
CASE 5 SAMPLE OUTPUT

DISTRAN
HOW TO USE DISTRAN
SAMPLE DISTRAN DATA
SAMPLE DISTRAN OUTPUT

FMATCH
HOW TO USE FMATCH
FMATCH SAMPLE OUTPUT
CORAN
HOW TO USE CORAN
INTERPRETATION OF RESULTS
Input Parameters
SAMPLE CORRESPONDENCE ANALYSIS
SAMPLE CORAN OUTPUT
CORRESP
HOW TO USE CORRESP
Mathematical Algorithm
CORRESP Input
Labels
CORRESP SAMPLE DATA
SAMPLE CORRESP OUTPUT
FREQ
MEASURING CENTRAL TENDENCY
MEASURING DISPERSION
THE FREQ PROGRAM
HOW TO RUN THE FREQ PROGRAM
SAMPLE OUTPUT
REGRESS
HOW TO USE STEPWISE MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION
THE REGRESS PROGRAM
HOW TO RUN THE REGRESS PROGRAM
SAMPLE REGRESSION OUTPUT
DISCRIM
STEPWISE DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS
2 GROUP ANALYSIS
MULTIPLE GROUP ANALYSIS
THE DISCRIM PROGRAM
RUNNING THE DISCRIM PROGRAM
SAMPLE DISCRIM OUTPUT
TECHNICAL APPENDIX

FACTOR
FACTOR ANALYSIS
DEFINITIONS
THE FACTOR PROGRAM
HOW TO RUN THE FACTOR PROGRAM
FACTOR MENU
FACTOR SAMPLE OUTPUT
TECHNICAL APPENDIX
AID
HOW TO USE AID
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
OUTPUT
PROGRAM RESTRICTIONS
INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE
Control File Setup
AID Control File
SAMPLE AID DATA SET
SAMPLE AID OUTPUT