Methods Inf Med 1977; 16(04): 255-258
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1636664
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Some Misuses of Discriminant Analysis[*)]

EINIGE MISSBRÄUCHE DER DISKRIMINANZANALYSE
P. A. Lachenbruch
1   (From the University of Iowa, College of Medicine, Dept. of Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health)
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Publication Date:
19 February 2018 (online)

In this paper some of the common misuses of discriminant analysis are discussed. The problems fall into four groups :

1. Study goals are unfocused;

2. improper sampling procedure ;

3. assumptions are violated;

4. variables are poorly defined or selected.

Identification of these problems leads to the appropriate corrective action.

In dieser Arbeit werden einige der üblichen Mißbräuche der Diskriminanzanalyse erörtert. Die Probleme können in vier Gruppen eingeteilt werden :

1. Die Zielsetzungen der Studie sind unscharf formuliert ;

2. ungeeignete Stichprobenverfahren;

3. Annahmen bleiben unbeachtet ;

4. Variable werden schlecht definiert oder ausgewählt.

Die Identifikation dieser Probleme führt zu entsprechenden Verbesserungen.

*) Paper read at the First World Conference on Mathematics at the Service of man, July 13, 1977, Barcelona.


 
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