Maximum or minimum formation

The formation of a maximum or minimum results from the comparison of each value in the processed matrix with a user-defined value or the matrix value of the same relation in another matrix (Using Visum: Replacing matrix data by a maximum value) and (Using Visum: Replacing matrix data by a minimum value).

The result matrix then contains the following values for each relation.

  • The greater of the two values at maximum formation
  • The smaller of the two values at minimum formation

Maximum or minimum formation is mostly used for symmetrization of a matrix, often in connection with Transposing (Transpose, reflect upper or lower triangle, apply mean value).