The effect of prior probability on skill in two-group discriminant analysis

Quality and Quantity

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 201-211

  Paik, Haejung ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Discriminant analysis; Performance; Prior probability

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032382378     PISSN: 00335177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004359127048     Document Type: Article

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