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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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2011: Sexing birds using discriminant function analysis: a critical appraisal.

Sexing of common gull, Larus canus, using linear measurements

The significance test of the discriminant function are shown in [Table 4], Wilks' ?

A Bayesian Stepwise Discriminant Model for Predicting Risk Factors of Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes: A Case-control Study

2) Chi-square statistic to check for the overall significance of various discriminant functions.

Multivariate discriminant predictive modelling of transactional credit risk in SME and mid-corporate lending

Enders (2003) suggested that linear discriminant function analysis is a desirable analysis for evaluating multivariate group differences.

Predicting dropout in counseling using affect coding of the therapeutic relationship: an empirical analysis

Discriminant Function Analysis (DFA) was conducted to identify how the dependent variables differed as a function of SIDS.

Differences in psychological distress and esteem based on sexual identity development

Discriminant function analysis described by Dabholkar (1992) was used to construct the selection indices involving six characters, seed yield per plant ([X.

Selection indices for yield improvement in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

2] test for multivariate analysis and discriminant function analysis with SPSS.

Sex determination of femur: a morphometric analysis in the North Indian population

Note that the values for the discriminant vectors and for the midpoints between the population averages, when the discriminant function on the total conjunct of dates is applied (Red Catuai and Paradise cultivars), are found in an intermediate position relative to those obtained when the function is applied to the cultivars individually.

Image analysis of coffee seeds submitted to the LERCAFE test/Analise de imagens de sementes de cafe submetidas ao Teste LERCAFE

The discriminant functions for nacre colors were established and the rate of discriminant accuracy ([P.

Analysis of selective breeding of nacre color in two strains of Hyriopsis cumingii Lea based on the CIELAB color space

The two discriminant function estimation methods are simultaneous and stepwise estimation.

Strategy for Improving Efficiency of Supply Chain Quality Management in Buyer-Supplier Dyads: The Suppliers' Perspective

The canonical correlation between the jth discriminant function and the independent variables is related to these eigenvalues as follows:

DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS OF SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS OF LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH IN ASIA

Discriminant function was the predictive method which obtained the mean that was closest to the observed mean and that resulted in a prediction with least bias (Table 1), i.

Predictive efficiency of distinct color image segmentation methods for measuring intramuscular fat in beef/Eficiencia preditiva de distintos metodos de segmentacao da cor de imagem para mensurar a gordura intramuscular na carne bovina