A new measure of similarity between persons applicable in Q-analysis is proposed. It allows assumptions of non-orthogonality (dependence) between the items, across which the similarity is computed. The similarity measure may also be applied in an R-analysis, when the person orthogonality assumption may be considered as doubtful. Finally an artificial example is given.
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