Exhibit 13-6: A researcher collects the following measures on a sample of college students: scores on the SAT and the ACT, scores on an English composition test, high school class rank, scores on a noncognitive measure, whether or not students successfully completed the first year of college (pass-fail), and their GPA.Choose the statistical procedures that the researcher should use to answer the following questions.
-Refer to Exhibit 13-6.Does the combination of variables predict whether or not students successfully completed the first year of college?
A) Partial correlation
B) Factor analysis
C) Multiple regression
D) Discriminant analysis
E) Product-moment correlation

Question

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Discriminant analysis is used to predict a categorical dependent variable, such as pass-fail, based on several predictor variables.

Exhibit 13-6: a Researcher Collects the Following Measures on a Sample