Stress (NMDS) — Glossary

stress

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Definition

NMDS goodness-of-fit: how faithfully the 2-D plot preserves the original distance ordering. Below 0.1 is good, 0.1–0.2 usable, above 0.2 poor.

Examples

stress = 0.12 → acceptable ordination.

Related terms

NMDS (Non-metric Multidimensional Scaling) Ordination