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Multivariate data consist of multiple measurements, observations, or responses obtained on a collection of selected variables. The types of variables usually encountered often depend upon those who collect the data (the domain experts), possibly together with some statistical colleagues; for it is these people who actively decide which variables are of interest in studying a particular phenomenon. In other circumstances, data are collected automatically and routinely without a research direction in mind, using software that records every observation or transaction made regardless of whether it may be important or not.
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Izenman, A.J. (2013). Data and Databases. In: Modern Multivariate Statistical Techniques. Springer Texts in Statistics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-78189-1_2
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