Which of the following statements is not an objective of discriminant analysis?
A) determination of which predictor variables contribute to most of the intergroup differences
B) evaluation of the accuracy of classification
C) classification of cases to one of the groups based on the values of the predictor variables
D) examination of whether significant differences exist among the groups, in terms of the criterion variables

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Discriminant analysis primarily focuses on classifying cases into groups and identifying which predictor variables contribute to differences between groups. It does not focus on examining differences among groups in terms of criterion variables, which is more aligned with ANOVA.

Which of the Following Statements Is Not an Objective of Discriminant