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\name{make_init_mdu}
\alias{make_init_mdu}
\title{Create Initial Values for Multidimensional Unfolding}
\usage{
make_init_mdu(
  Y,
  D,
  distance = c("squared", "euclidean"),
  alpha = c("random", "fix"),
  distance_eps = 1e-04,
  min_sigma = 0.1
)
}
\arguments{
\item{Y}{Numeric matrix or data frame (N rows x M items).}

\item{D}{Number of unfolding dimensions.}

\item{distance}{Character; `"squared"` or `"euclidean"`.}

\item{alpha}{Character; `"random"` for item-specific alpha initial values or
`"fix"` for a common alpha initial value.}

\item{distance_eps}{Small positive constant added to the distance.}

\item{min_sigma}{Minimum initial residual standard deviation.}
}
\value{
A named list of initial values.
}
\description{
Create Initial Values for Multidimensional Unfolding
}
