[R] Kruskal's MDS results

[Dieter Vanderelst]

Dear List,

I'm trying to interpret the results of the Kruskal's Non-metric Multidimensional Scaling algorithm (isoMDS, MASS package).

The 'goodness of fit' is reported as "The final stress achieved (in percent)".

What does this mean exactly? I've tried to google for an answer but I've not come up with a definitive answer.

Regards,
Dieter


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