A researcher is computing discriminant analysis. The dependent variable has 3 groups and there are 4 independent variables. What is the maximum number of discriminant functions that can be generated given this model?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) cannot be determined by this information

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The maximum number of discriminant functions equals the lesser of the number of groups of the dependent variable or the number of independent variables. If the number of independent variables is less than the number of groups of the dependent variable, then the maximum number of discriminant functions equals the number of independent variables.

A Researcher Is Computing Discriminant Analysis