Recently statistical knowledge has become an important requirement and occupies a
prominent position in the exercise of various professions. Every day the professionals
use more sophisticated statistical tools to assist them in decision making.
In the real world, the processes have a large volume of data and are naturally
multivariate and as such, require a proper treatment. For these conditions it is difficult
or practically impossible to use methods of univariate statistics.
The wide application of multivariate techniques and the need to spread them more
fully in the academic and the business justify the creation of this book. The objective is
to demonstrate interdisciplinary applications to identify patterns, trends, associations
and dependencies, in the areas of Management, Engineering and Sciences.
The book is addressed to both practicing professionals and researchers in the field