Herve Abdi was born in France where he grew up. He received an M.S. in Psychology from the University of Franche-Comte (France) in 1975, an M.S. (D.E.A.) in Economics from the University of Clermond-Ferrand (France) in 1976, an M.S. (D.E.A.) in Neurology from the University Louis Pasteur in Strasbourg (France) in 1977, and a Ph.D. in Mathematical Psychology from the University of Aix-en-Provence (France) in 1980. He was an assistant professor in the University of Franche-Comte (France) in 1979, an associate professor in the University of Bourgogne at Dijon (France) in 1983, a full professor in...