Comparison of Visual Responses of Female Observers to Clothing over Time

Two groups of females ( n = 35, n = 36) completed a semantic differential instrument in response to 10 slides of fashionable dress. The response sessions were separated by 12 wk. to determine the effect of change in fashion on group response to identical stimuli. Responses were analyzed for similarity in use of word pairs via principal component analysis. The first component explained the largest proportion of variance and was interpreted as evaluative while subsequent components were informational. Profiles of word-pairs identified through a multivariate analysis of variance indicated a consistent difference between responses of groups which was keyed to word-pairs reflecting recent changes in fashion.

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Morphoanatomical study of Matricaria L. (Asteraceae) in Turkey

Botanica Serbica ◽

10.2298/botserb1902151i ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 43 (2) ◽

pp. 151-159

Author(s):

Huseyin Inceer ◽

Murat Bal

Keyword(s):

Principal Component Analysis ◽

Cluster Analysis ◽

Multivariate Analysis ◽

Analysis Of Variance ◽

Univariate Analysis ◽

Principal Component ◽

New Information ◽

Turkish Flora ◽

Pericarp Thickness ◽

Diagnostic Traits

In the Turkish flora, the genus Matricaria is present with four taxa, namely M. aurea, M. chamomilla var. chamomilla, M. chamomilla var. recutita and M. matricarioides. This study presents an evaluation of selected diagnostic characters and anatomical traits of the achene (cypsela) of Matricaria in Turkey using univariate analysis (one-way analysis of variance) and multivariate analysis (cluster analysis, principal component analysis) to obtain new information. Three groups are found within the genus Matricaria based on morphoanatomical characteristics. The colour of disc florets, that of ribs on the achenes, the presence or absence of a slime envelope and pericarp thickness are useful for delimitation of Matricaria taxa, and a key to taxa based on these characters together with other diagnostic traits is provided.

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Evaluating the Stability of the Financial Ratios of Jordanian Industrial Companies

International Journal of Accounting and Financial Reporting ◽

10.5296/ijafr.v5i1.7746 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 315

Author(s):

Ghaleb Abu Rumman ◽

Imad Kutum

Keyword(s):

Multivariate Analysis ◽

Analysis Of Variance ◽

Cash Flow ◽

Significant Interaction ◽

Financial Information ◽

Financial Ratios ◽

Multivariate Analysis Of Variance ◽

Industrial Companies ◽

The Stability ◽

Over Time

The purpose of the study was to identify if the financial ratios of Jordanian industrial companies remained stable across sector and over time. The study used six financial ratios from fifty-six companies across six sectors with financial information from 2010 to 2014. A two way multivariate analysis of variance was performed to identify the stability of the ratios across the sectors and over the time. The results of the study showed that the financial ratios which showed some difference across sector were EBITTA (Earnings before Interest and Tax), CAT (Current Assets Turnover) and CFTA (Cash Flow to Total Assets). There were no differences observed between the financial ratios over time. The interaction of Time and Sector revealed no significant interaction effects. This suggests that as a whole, the financial ratios remained stable over time and sectors over the sectors and period chosen for the study.

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On the Role of Emotional Traits in Impression Formation

Perceptual and Motor Skills ◽

10.2466/pms.1994.79.2.755 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 79 (2) ◽

pp. 755-759 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Giovanna Nigro ◽

Olimpia Matarazzo

Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

Multivariate Analysis ◽

Analysis Of Variance ◽

Impression Formation ◽

Stimulus Person ◽

Semantic Differential ◽

Multivariate Analysis Of Variance ◽

Female Stimulus ◽

Male Stimulus

280 Italian undergraduates (90 men and 190 women), ages 18 to 30 years, rated a warm, cold, jealous, or envious stimulus person on 15 7-point semantic differential scales. Varying the sex of the stimulus person, 8 different versions of the description were obtained. Factor analysis, carried out to identify a smaller set of non-redundant dimensions, yielded three factors. A multivariate analysis of variance, 4 (warm, cold, jealous, envious) × 2 (male stimulus person, female stimulus person) × 2 (male respondents, female respondents), indicated significant effects for the variable “trait” on the first and second factors, an interaction between the sex of the stimulus person and the sex of the respondent on the first factor, and an effect for the sex of the respondent on the second factor. The traits “envious” and “jealous” acted as central qualities, and the sex of the stimulus person and of the respondent played an important role in impression formation. Further implications of the finding were discussed.

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Selflessness in Anorexia Nervosa as Reflected in the Rorschach Comprehensive System

Rorschachiana Journal of the International Society for the Rorschach ◽

10.1027/1192-5604/a000028 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 33 (1) ◽

pp. 78-93 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Gili Curiel-Levy ◽

Laura Canetti ◽

Esti Galili-Weisstub ◽

Myrna Milun ◽

Eitan Gur ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Multivariate Analysis ◽

Anorexia Nervosa ◽

Analysis Of Variance ◽

Clinical Observation ◽

Comparison Group ◽

Comprehensive System ◽

Multivariate Analysis Of Variance ◽

Rorschach Comprehensive System ◽

Group A

This study examines the expression of selflessness – the tendency to ignore one’s own needs and serve others’ needs – in Rorschach protocols of women suffering from anorexia nervosa. The protocols of 35 women suffering from anorexia nervosa were compared to 30 protocols of a psychiatric comparison group. A multivariate analysis of variance over five variables (AG, PER, PHR, COP, and GHR) was significant: Anorexic patients showed higher characteristics of selflessness compared to the psychiatric comparison group. These findings contribute to the validation of the Rorschach technique and to the clinical observation of selflessness in anorexic patients, and they emphasize specific characteristics in the treatment of anorexia nervosa patients.

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A Controlled Study of Sensation Awareness and Verbal Disclosure for Regulation of Arousal and Anxiety

Perceptual and Motor Skills ◽

10.2466/pms.1992.74.1.307 ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 74 (1) ◽

pp. 307-320 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Stephen R. Scholle

Keyword(s):

Multivariate Analysis ◽

Analysis Of Variance ◽

State Anxiety ◽

Significant Interaction ◽

Controlled Study ◽

Multivariate Analysis Of Variance ◽

Directed Attention ◽

Self Talk ◽

Anxiety Levels

Interactions of attention and verbalization were investigated for effects of self-reported arousal and state-anxiety. Levels of verbalization from silence through talking-without-a-listener to disclosure were compared while self-directed attention was manipulated for sensation versus general thoughts and feelings. Following a stimulus, disclosure of sensations was expected to reduce state anxiety and increase energetic arousal significantly more than disclosure of thoughts. Based on a randomly assigned sample of 120 men, a 3 × 2 × 2 multivariate analysis of variance indicated a significant interaction in the predicted directions. A significant interaction was also found for the 3 × 2 interaction for energetic arousal. For state anxiety means were in the predicted direction. Results indicate that verbalization of sensations is more energizing and calming than silence, while for general thought, silence is more energizing and calming than verbalization. The results suggest efficacy in reframing self-talk to quiet awareness and in communicating sensed distinctions as they emerge.

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Extended linear hypotheses and simultaneous tests in multivariate analysis of variance

Biometrika ◽

10.1093/biomet/61.3.467 ◽

1974 ◽

Vol 61 (3) ◽

pp. 467-477 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

G. S. MUDHOLKAR ◽

M. L. DAVIDSON ◽

P. SUBBAIAH

Keyword(s):

Multivariate Analysis ◽

Analysis Of Variance ◽

Multivariate Analysis Of Variance

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Investigation of Variation in Fatigue Life Calculated Using Damage Fraction

Journal of the American Helicopter Society ◽

10.4050/jahs.35.35 ◽

1990 ◽

Vol 35 (2) ◽

pp. 35-41

Author(s):

Clifford T. Gunsallus ◽

Edward Nagy ◽

Patrick G. Stennett ◽

William G. Flannelly

Keyword(s):

Multivariate Analysis ◽

Fatigue Life ◽

Analysis Of Variance ◽

Multivariate Analysis Of Variance ◽

Curve Reduction

This paper identifies the leading causes for large variations in the calculated fatigue lives of the hypothetical pitch link experiment of the American Helicopter Society, conducted in cooperation with all U.S. manufacturers of military helicopters. Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA) is used to show that approximately 85 percent of the variations can be attributed to only two of the five analytical steps involved and the interactions between them. These steps are the method of cycle counting and the amount of S/N curve reduction.

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Relationship of Curriculum Area and Course Format with Student Ratings of Instruction

American Educational Research Journal ◽

10.3102/00028312015004483 ◽

1978 ◽

Vol 15 (4) ◽

pp. 483-487 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Isaac I. Bejar ◽

Kenneth O. Doyle

Keyword(s):

Multivariate Analysis ◽

Analysis Of Variance ◽

Significant Relationship ◽

Student Ratings ◽

Multivariate Analysis Of Variance ◽

Student Ratings Of Instruction ◽

Course Format ◽

Curriculum Area ◽

Relationship Of

Multivariate analysis of variance revealed a significant relationship between student ratings and curriculum area but not between ratings and course format. The technical and practical ramifications of these findings are discussed.

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Bird distributional patterns support biogeographical histories and are associated with bioclimatic units in the Atlantic Forest, Brazil

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4337.2.3 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4337 (2) ◽

pp. 223 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

CRISTIANO DE SANTANA CARVALHO ◽

NAYLA FÁBIA FERREIRA DO NASCIMENTO ◽

HELDER F. P. DE ARAUJO

Keyword(s):

Multivariate Analysis ◽

Atlantic Forest ◽

Analysis Of Variance ◽

Forest Birds ◽

Distributional Pattern ◽

Parsimony Analysis ◽

Multivariate Analysis Of Variance ◽

Distributional Patterns ◽

Parsimony Analysis Of Endemicity

Rivers as barriers to dispersal and past forest refugia are two of the hypotheses proposed to explain the patterns of biodiversity in the Atlantic Forest. It has recently been shown that possible past refugia correspond to bioclimatically different regions, so we tested whether patterns of shared distribution of bird taxa in the Atlantic Forest are 1) limited by the Doce and São Francisco rivers or 2) associated with the bioclimatically different southern and northeastern regions. We catalogued lists of forest birds from 45 locations, 36 in the Atlantic forest and nine in Amazon, and used parsimony analysis of endemicity to identify groups of shared taxa. We also compared differences between these groups by permutational multivariate analysis of variance and identified the species that best supported the resulting groups. The results showed that the distribution of forest birds is divided into two main regions in the Atlantic Forest, the first with more southern localities and the second with northeastern localities. This distributional pattern is not delimited by riverbanks, but it may be associated with bioclimatic units, surrogated by altitude, that maintain current environmental differences between two main regions on Atlantic Forest and may be related to phylogenetic histories of taxa supporting the two groups.

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