Discriminant Analysis
- 1 April 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
- Vol. 138 (4) , 395-400
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archpedi.1984.02140420061019
Abstract
• Discriminant analysis (DA) is a family of statistical methods in which the primary purpose is to predict into which of several discrete groups (eg, diagnostic categories) an individual subject should be classed. This might be called theclassificationor forecasting function. A second use of DA examines how well the derived discrimination equation fits the data from which it is derived. This is called the evaluation function of the analysis. Examples of familiar clinical situations show how DA might be relevant to health care decisions, especially classification decisions. (AJDC1984;138:395-400)Keywords
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