A Weighted Hybrid Index
- 1 March 1962
- Vol. 16 (1) , 1-+
- https://doi.org/10.2307/2406261
Abstract
A weighted hybrid index was computed from a sample of 25 stemless white violets previously studied by Anderson (1954). It is argued that weighting is desirable in cases where several characters are studied, since some characters are more useful than others. The statistical method appropriate for determining the weights depends on the type of data to be analyzed. In the present case a canonical analysis led to scatter diagrams which suggested genetic relationships among the members of the sample. It is emphasized that canonical analysis and other rnultivariate statistical methods should be applied only after more general methods, especially metroglyphic analysis, have thrown light on the nature of the problem.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: