ordinaatiometodeja
Ordinaatiometodeja, often translated as "ordination methods" in English, refers to a suite of statistical techniques used in ecology and other fields to analyze multivariate data. The primary goal of ordination is to represent complex relationships between many variables (e.g., species abundance across multiple sites) in a lower-dimensional space, typically a two-dimensional graph. This visualization helps researchers identify patterns, gradients, and underlying structures within the data that might not be apparent otherwise.
Common ordination methods include Principal Component Analysis (PCA), Non-metric Multidimensional Scaling (NMDS), and Canonical Correspondence Analysis
These methods are widely applied to understand community ecology, where they can reveal relationships between species