[Fwd: Re: Errors in JAMA]

[Ron Boisvert <boisvert@nist.gov>]

Sender: Calvyn Kilowatt <calvyn.kilowatt@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Errors in JAMA


> I observed that, the signs of the values (positive and negative
> values) in the matrices U and V values different.

> Could u provide me the information regarding why it is happening.

See, for example, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SVD_(mathematics),
where it is noted:
"In this case, the diagonal matrix &Sgr; is uniquely determined by M
(though the matrices U and V are not)"

- CK