A Discriminant Function
A) Is a Linear Combination of Independent $D F = v _ { 1 } X _ { 1 } + \mathcal { V } _ { 2 } X _ { 2 } + \ldots + \mathcal { V } _ { m } X _ { m }$

question 74

Multiple Choice

A discriminant function

• A) is a linear combination of independent variables
• B) can be written as \(D F = v _ { 1 } X _ { 1 } + \mathcal { V } _ { 2 } X _ { 2 } + \ldots + \mathcal { V } _ { m } X _ { m }\)
• C) minimizes \(F = \frac { S S _ { \text {between } } } { S S _ { \text {within } } }\) .
• D) all of the above
• E) both a and b

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