Catscale: A Stochastic Multidimensional Scaling Methodology for the Spatial Analysis of Sorting Data and the Study of Stimulus Categorization

Computational Statistics & Data Analysis, Volume 18, Issue 1, Pages 165-184, 1994

20 Pages Posted: 6 Jun 2016

See all articles by Wayne S. DeSarbo

Wayne S. DeSarbo

Pennsylvania State University

Robert Libby

Cornell University - Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management; Cornell SC Johnson College of Business

Kamel Jedidi

Columbia University - Columbia Business School, Marketing

Date Written: August 1994

Abstract

Sorting tasks have provided researchers with valuable alternatives to traditional paired-comparison similarity judgments. They are particularly well-suited to studies involving large stimulus sets where exhaustive paired-comparison judgments become infeasible, especially in psychological studies investigating stimulus categorization. This paper presents a new stochastic multidimensional scaling procedure called CATSCALE for the analysis of three-way sorting data (as typically collected in categorization studies). We briefly present a review of the role of sorting tasks, especially in categorization studies, as well as a description of several traditional modes of analysis. The CATSCALE model and maximum likelihood based estimation procedure are described. An application of CATSCALE is presented with respect to a behavioral accounting study examining auditor's categorization processes with respect to various types of errors found in typical financial statements.

Keywords: Multidimensional scaling, Sorting tasks, Categorization, Maximum likelihood, Behavioral accounting

Suggested Citation

DeSarbo, Wayne S. and Libby, Robert and Jedidi, Kamel, Catscale: A Stochastic Multidimensional Scaling Methodology for the Spatial Analysis of Sorting Data and the Study of Stimulus Categorization (August 1994). Computational Statistics & Data Analysis, Volume 18, Issue 1, Pages 165-184, 1994, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2789852

Wayne S. DeSarbo (Contact Author)

Pennsylvania State University ( email )

University Park
State College, PA 16802
United States

Robert Libby

Cornell University - Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management ( email )

Ithaca, NY 14853
United States
607-255-3348 (Phone)
607-254-4590 (Fax)

Cornell SC Johnson College of Business ( email )

Ithaca, NY 14850
United States

Kamel Jedidi

Columbia University - Columbia Business School, Marketing ( email )

New York, NY 10027
United States

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