The Linear Combinations of Independent Variables Developed by Discriminant Analysis

question 27

Multiple Choice

The linear combinations of independent variables developed by discriminant analysis that will best discriminate between the categories of the dependent variable are ________.

• A) characteristic profiles
• B) discriminant functions
• C) discriminant scores
• D) classification matrix

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