In the context of discriminant analysis, the number of discriminant functions extracted is limited to the number of:
A) predictors.
B) levels of the dependent variable minus 1.
C) predictors or to the number of levels of the dependent variable minus 1, whichever is smaller.
D) dependent variables.

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The number of discriminant functions is limited to the smaller of the number of predictors or the number of levels of the dependent variable minus 1. This is because each function separates the groups defined by the dependent variable.

In the Context of Discriminant Analysis, the Number of Discriminant