Conventional multivariate statistical techniques are inhibiting in their analysis of structure. This paper introduces the ‘language structure’ or ‘Q-analysis’ proposed by R H Atkin, and compares its results with widely adopted multivariate statistical techniques within the context of the socioeconomic structure of towns in England and Wales.
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