Discriminant Function Analysis Attempts To

question 11

Multiple Choice

Discriminant function analysis attempts to:

• A) predict the categories of the independent variables which will influence the dependent variable(s)
• B) predict the categories of the independent variables which will influence the control variable(s) and vice versa
• C) predict the category of the dependent variable which in each case falls using the combined information of the independent variables
• D) isolate the causal components of the dependent variable, thus, the reverse of regression analysis

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