Discriminant analysis,

Definition of Discriminant analysis:

1. Statistical analysis using a discriminant function to assign data to one of two or more groups.

2. Regression based statistical technique used in determining which particular classification or group (such as ill or healthy) an item of data or an object (such as a patient) belongs to on the basis of its characteristics or essential features. It differs from group building techniques such as cluster analysis in that the classifications or groups to choose from must be known in advance.

How to use Discriminant analysis in a sentence?

1. In addition to contingency table analysis, discriminant analysis and exploratory factor analysis were applied to analyze the different problems under study.