Overview
Marti J. Anderson is a statistical ecologist (University of Auckland / Massey University, New Zealand) known for developing permutation-based multivariate methods for ecological data — most notably PERMANOVA and PERMDISP.
Key Contributions / Features
- PERMDISP (Anderson 2006): distance-based permutation test for homogeneity of multivariate dispersions (PERMDISP).
- PERMANOVA (Anderson 2001): permutational multivariate analysis of variance based on distances — the companion location test, widely used in community ecology.
- Co-developer of the PERMANOVA+ add-on for PRIMER and related distance-based multivariate tools.
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