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Shepard plot based on the 2-D multidimensional scaling (MDS) solution. Points represent the interpoint distances from the MDS solution space versus the original dissimilarities among items. Note the relatively narrow scatter of points around the white 1:1 line and the absence of obvious systematic trends to the scatter.
