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discriminant function

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discriminant function [di¦skrim·ə·nənt ′fəŋk·shən]
(statistics)
A linear combination of a set of variables that will classify events or items for which the variables are measured with the smallest possible proportion of misclassifications.


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Interpretation of the discriminant function loadings indicated that this difference was primarily driven by sexual functioning, such that women reported poorer sexual functioning than men.
The discriminant validity, or the ability to discriminate between subjects with balance disorders and those without balance disorders, of data for the FTSST, DGI, and ABC was assessed by use of discriminant function analysis and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis.
Similarly, discriminant function one for fathers accounted for 98.
 
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