Multidimensional scaling of pain experiences

Psychogenic Pain: a Study Using Multidimensional Scaling

Hypnotic suggestions designed to induce a sensation of pain were given to 11 highly hypnotizable participants and produced the intended effect in six of them. Subjective aspects of the pain experiences were investigated using conventional pain questionnaires and a multidimensional scaling technique. The implications are discussed in terms of a model of consciousness and the etiology of chronic ...

Using Multidimensional Scaling for Assessment Economic Development of Regions

Addressing socio-economic development issues are strategic and most important for any country. Multidimensional statistical analysis methods, including comprehensive index assessment, have been successfully used to address this challenge, but they donchr('39')t cover all aspects of development, leaving some gap in the development of multidimensional metrics. The purpose of the study is to const...

Multidimensional scaling.

INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................. . . . . . . . . 608 A NEW TAXONOMY OF MEASUREMENT DATA AND OF MULTIDIMENSIONAL MEASUREMENT MODELS .............. ............ 608 ONE-MODE TWO-WAY DATA.................................................................................. 612 Spatial Distance Models (for One-mode Two-way D...

Multidimensional Scaling

Multidimensional Scaling

Overview From a non-technical point of view, the purpose of multidimensional scaling (MDS) is to provide a visual representation of the pattern of proximities (i.e., similarities or distances) among a set of objects. For example, given a matrix of perceived similarities between various brands of air fresheners, MDS plots the brands on a map such that those brands that are perceived to be very s...