aspect: A General Framework for Multivariate Analysis with Optimal Scaling

Contains various functions for optimal scaling. One function performs optimal scaling by maximizing an aspect (i.e. a target function such as the sum of eigenvalues, sum of squared correlations, squared multiple correlations, etc.) of the corresponding correlation matrix. Another function performs implements the LINEALS approach for optimal scaling by minimization of an aspect based on pairwise correlations and correlation ratios. The resulting correlation matrix and category scores can be used for further multivariate methods such as structural equation models.

Version:	1.0-7
Depends:	R (≥ 3.0.0)
Imports:	stats, graphics, grDevices
Suggests:	sem, polycor
Published:	2025-05-22
DOI:	10.32614/CRAN.package.aspect
Author:	Patrick Mair [cre, aut], Jan De Leeuw [aut]
Maintainer:	Patrick Mair <mair at fas.harvard.edu>
License:	GPL-2
Copyright:	see file COPYRIGHTS
URL:	https://r-forge.r-project.org/projects/psychor/
NeedsCompilation:	no
Citation:	aspect citation info
In views:	Psychometrics
CRAN checks:	aspect results

Documentation:

Reference manual:

aspect.html , aspect.pdf

Downloads:

Package source:	aspect_1.0-7.tar.gz
Windows binaries:	r-devel: aspect_1.0-7.zip, r-release: aspect_1.0-7.zip, r-oldrel: aspect_1.0-7.zip
macOS binaries:	r-release (arm64): aspect_1.0-7.tgz, r-oldrel (arm64): aspect_1.0-7.tgz, r-release (x86_64): aspect_1.0-7.tgz, r-oldrel (x86_64): aspect_1.0-7.tgz
Old sources:	aspect archive

Reverse dependencies:

Reverse imports:

SEMgraph

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