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It is reported that (1) a new coordinate estimation routine is superior to that originally proposed for ALSCAL; (2) an oversight in the interval measurement level case has been found and corrected; and (3) a new initial configuration routine is superior to the original.
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Young, F.W., Takane, Y. & Lewyckyj, R. Three notes on ALSCAL. Psychometrika 43, 433–435 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02293652
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