In Discriminant Analysis, with M Groups and P Predictor Variables

question 47

Multiple Choice

In discriminant analysis, with M groups and p predictor variables, the number of discriminant functions is given by

• A)m-1, p-1)
• B)m-1, p)
• C)m, p-1)
• D)m, p)

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