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Multivariate Statistical Methods and Problems of Classification in Psychiatry

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Roger F. Garside  and
Martin Roth
Roger F. Garside
Affiliation:
University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU
Martin Roth
Affiliation:
University of Cambridge (University of Newcastle upon Tyne)
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This paper is concerned with the use of multivariate statistical methods in relation to classification in psychiatry. There are two aspects of classification: the classification of symptoms to form syndromes and of patients into diagnostic groups. Critical papers are reviewed, and proposed severe limitations on the methods answered. The use of multivariate methods has increased objectivity and agreement between investigators, but differences remain, largely on issues in statistical logic, which must be resolved.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 133 , Issue 1 , July 1978 , pp. 53 - 67
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Copyright © The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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