Date of Award:
5-1971
Document Type:
Thesis
Degree Name:
Master of Science (MS)
Department:
Mathematics and Statistics
Department name when degree awarded
Applied Statistics
Committee Chair(s)
Rex L. Hurst
Committee
Rex L. Hurst
Committee
Ronald Canfield
Committee
James Shaver
Abstract
A preliminary study of the feasibility of using categorical variables in discriminant function analysis was performed. Data including both continuous and categorical variables were used and predictive results examined.
The discriminant function techniques were found to be robust enough to include the use of categorical variables.
Some problems were encountered with using the trace criterion for selecting the most discriminating variables when these variables are categorical. No monotonic relationship was found to exist between the trace and the number of correct predictions.
This study did show that the use of categorical variables does have much potential as a statistical tool in classification procedures.
Checksum
72ed316f4186f12ad7881973a9ef2abe
Recommended Citation
Waite, Preston Jay, "The Effectiveness of Categorical Variables in Discriminant Function Analysis" (1971). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023. 6852.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/6852
Included in
Copyright for this work is retained by the student. If you have any questions regarding the inclusion of this work in the Digital Commons, please email us at .