Which of the Following Is Not True Regarding Discriminant Analysis

question 117

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not true regarding discriminant analysis?

• A) The classification rule translates discriminant scores into group membership.
• B) Discriminant analysis is based on discrete or categorical dependent variables.
• C) The classification rule selected perfectly classifies the data used to derive the classification rule.
• D) The confusion matrix summarizes classification results.

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Definitions:

Personalization

Distortion of thinking in which a person takes responsibility or blame for events that are unconnected to the person.

Overgeneralization

Distortion of thinking in which a person draws sweeping conclusions based on only one incident or event and applies those conclusions to events that are unrelated to the original; the tendency to interpret a single negative event as a never-ending pattern of defeat and failure.

Extinction

The process through which a conditioned response is weakened by presenting the conditioned stimulus without the unconditioned stimulus, eventually leading to the response disappearing.

Behavioral Paradigms

refer to established models or patterns that outline specific methods for studying and understanding behavior.