Why Might You Wish to Run a Discrimant Analysis as Opposed

question 12

Multiple Choice

Why might you wish to run a discrimant analysis as opposed to an ANOVA following a MANOVA?

• A) It allows the investigator to examine the nature of the relationship between two variables.
• B) To reinforce the findings of the ANOVA.
• C) It permits the investigator to check the distribution of the data and relate it to the dependent variables.
• D) A discriminant analysis should be used in its own right and not used to supplement a MANOVA.

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