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Betz, Nancy E. – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1987
Describes the method of discriminant analysis, including the concept of discriminant function, discriminant score, group centroid, and discriminant weights and loadings. Discusses methods for testing the statistical significance of a function, methods of using the function in classification, and the concept of rotating functions. Illustrates the…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Discriminant Analysis, Multivariate Analysis, Prediction

Yang, Philip Q. – International Migration Review, 1994
Proposes a broad analytical framework in the study of immigrant naturalization that incorporates an immigrant's individual characteristics with the larger social contexts in the country of origin and the country of destination to explain the likelihood of citizenship acquisition. Results testing of this framework show that such considerations are…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Citizenship, Cultural Influences, Data Analysis