This table shows the means that we asked for.

It gives means on each variable for people in each

sub-group and also the overall means on each variable

Summary of canonical Discriminant functions

This table tells you something about the latent variable that you have constructed. i.e. the
Discriminant function which helps you to differentiate between the groups.

Wilks Lambda

Here’s the multivariate test just like in MANOVA. Because p<.05 we can say that the model is a
good fit for the data. This multivariate test is a goodness of fit statistic just as f test is for
regression.

( Wilks' lambda is therefore a number between 0 and 1.

 If only a small fraction of the total inertia is not explained by the existence of groups, then these
groups are well separated, and their means are significantly different. Hence :

    * A small (close to 0) value of Wilks' lambda means that the groups are well separated.)

    * A large (close to 1) value of Wilks' lambda means that the groups are poorly separated
(lower image of the above illustration).

Wilks' test and variable selection

(Wilk's lambda may also be used for variable selection in Discriminant Analysis. It is possible to
build a statistic that is approximately F distributed, and which is a function of the Wilks' lambdas
pertaining to :

    * A given subset of variables,

    * And that same subset to which a new variable has been added.

An F test is the used for identifying which new variable will most increase the group separation.
This variable is the added to the model.)

Standardized canonical Discriminant functions

These Discriminant function coefficients work just like the beta weights in regression. Based on
these we can write out equation for the Discriminant function.

DF = __V1+__V2-__V3 like…
Using this equation, given someone’s score on V1, V2 we can calculate their score on the
Discriminant function. To know what DF score means look at the group centroids, below

Functions at group centroids

Mother or Father Function1

Father -2.815
Mother .482

If someones score on DF is closer to -2.815 then those answers were probably the child’s father.
If the persons score on DF is closer to .482 then the data probably come from the child’s mother.
In practical terms we usually figure out which group a person is in by calculating a cut score
halfway between the two centroids.

Cut score = -2.815+.482/2= -1.167

If an individual’s score is above -1.167 then they were probably childs mother.