In investigating the determinant(s) of vehicle sales, a sales agent claims that 11 attributes are considered important
Question:
In investigating the determinant(s) of vehicle sales, a sales agent claims that 11 attributes are considered important in the classification of vehicles. The standard scores of these attributes for different automobiles, made up of cars (the code type 0) and lorries (the code type 1), were computed and shown in the data below:
The 11 attributes or variables are: lnsales, zresale, zprice, zengine, zhorsepo, zwheelba, zwidth, zlength, zcurbwg, zfuel_ca and zmpg.
The simple size is 157 observatiobs in total .
Questions
1) List any three objectives to be achieved in this exercise by using discriminant analysis.
3) State three assumptions that need to be satisfied before applying discriminant analysis.
da manufact Dodge Dodge Dodge Dodge Dodge Dodge Ford Ford Ford Ford Ford Ford Ford Ford Ford Ford Ford Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Hyundai Hyundai Hyundai a model Ram Pickup Ram Wagon Ram Van Dakota Durango Caravan Escort Mustang Contour Taurus Focus Crown Victoria Explorer Windstar Expedition Ranger F-Series Civic Accord CR-V Passport Odyssey Accent Elantra Sonata 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 type Insales zresale 0 0 www 1 1 1 0 0 0 zprice zengin zhorse zwheel zwidth zcurb_ e_ po ba wg 4.08475 2.36104 2.74398 1.73191 5.43 -26306 -.55260 2.04767 .77691 2.82 -22377 -42335 .80324 -19310 27650 2.21619 .39134 1.37505 3.44 -.40582 -.61427 .80324 -.19310 2.57977 2.21619 1.57510 1.45911 4.71 -59484 -.72540 -.53692 -1.16311 3.07707 .10139 2.05903 28386 4.62 -.07531 2.04767 .77691 1.07479 .15933 .45835 1.61137 5.20 -.52805 -.54529 -.63265 -.63401 .76071 1.63679 -.07770 .24580 4.25 -.92968 -1.06753 -1.01555 -1.33948 -1.18922 -1.20225 -.94132 -1.44334 4.73 -.46388 -40628 .70751 .07145 -.80970 .56491 -30849 -.27760 3.56 -.80657 -.72157 -.53692 -.28128 -12919 -.59388 -20426 -.96594 5.50 -.70005 -.66235 -.05829 -54583 .13255 .53594 .76359 -.01590 5.17 -1.05045 -1.01555 -1.39239 -58723 -1.23122 -.93388 -1.29108 4.15 -.33728 -36203 1.47331 .24782 .94393 2.04237 1.83568 .84056 5.62 -.12511 .31629 .89896 .42418 53824 -.27521 .24989 .78981 5.05 -42764 -.41673 -.05829 -.63401 1.72913 1.57885 1.00928 .60741 4.83 .48038 .60928 1.47331 95328 1.50666 2.18722 1.28475 2.26799 5.40 -.89257 -1.06892 -53692 -1.18075 1.31036 -.50697 .99439 -46316 6.29 -.26175 -.03176 1.47331 .60055 4.05858 2.30310 2.76631 1.36871 5.30 -.71795 -1.01074 -1.39845 -1.41002 -.56105 -1.17328 -.91154 -1.64794 5.44 -42459 -.83898 -.72837 -.89856 -.07684 -.24624 .10843 -.70741 4.29 -.03169 -.47665 -1.01555 -.70456 -.56105 -.65182 -.72541 -.25222 2.55 -.04784 -.05510 .13316 .33600 -.14228 -.21727 -.68074 .75967 4.33 .12372 -.09691 .42033 42418 1.38888 1.28916 1.03162 1.44325 3.72 -1.06632 -1.23273 -1.49418 -1.65693 -1.49021 -1.57885 -1.53692 -1.80495 4.20 -.89476 -1.08641 -1.01555 -.81038 -92748 -1.23122 3.38 -.80002 -.86344 -.63265 -.66929 -.15536 .13036 -.99344 -1.19274 -.14470 -.48537 CEED CAD COD 100 CARD zlength DUCA LOKA zfuel_ca 2.07002 3.61326 3.61326 1.04119 1.81281 .52678 -1.35083 -.57921 -.75925 -50205 -1.22223 26957 .78399 2.07002 2.07002 .52678 1.83853 -1.55660 -.21912 -.68209 .80971 .52678 -1.55660 -.88786 -.19340 LIGAD zmpg -1.59793 -2.06493 -1.83143 -1.13094 -1.59793 .03654 1.43752 .03654 27004 .03654 1.43752 -.66395 -1.13094 -.66395 -1.83143 -.19696 -1.36444 1.90451 .73703 .03654 -1.13094 -.19696 1.67102 .73703 27004 da manufact Dodge Dodge Dodge Dodge Dodge Dodge Ford Ford Ford Ford Ford Ford Ford Ford Ford Ford Ford Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Hyundai Hyundai Hyundai a model Ram Pickup Ram Wagon Ram Van Dakota Durango Caravan Escort Mustang Contour Taurus Focus Crown Victoria Explorer Windstar Expedition Ranger F-Series Civic Accord CR-V Passport Odyssey Accent Elantra Sonata 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 type Insales zresale 0 0 www 1 1 1 0 0 0 zprice zengin zhorse zwheel zwidth zcurb_ e_ po ba wg 4.08475 2.36104 2.74398 1.73191 5.43 -26306 -.55260 2.04767 .77691 2.82 -22377 -42335 .80324 -19310 27650 2.21619 .39134 1.37505 3.44 -.40582 -.61427 .80324 -.19310 2.57977 2.21619 1.57510 1.45911 4.71 -59484 -.72540 -.53692 -1.16311 3.07707 .10139 2.05903 28386 4.62 -.07531 2.04767 .77691 1.07479 .15933 .45835 1.61137 5.20 -.52805 -.54529 -.63265 -.63401 .76071 1.63679 -.07770 .24580 4.25 -.92968 -1.06753 -1.01555 -1.33948 -1.18922 -1.20225 -.94132 -1.44334 4.73 -.46388 -40628 .70751 .07145 -.80970 .56491 -30849 -.27760 3.56 -.80657 -.72157 -.53692 -.28128 -12919 -.59388 -20426 -.96594 5.50 -.70005 -.66235 -.05829 -54583 .13255 .53594 .76359 -.01590 5.17 -1.05045 -1.01555 -1.39239 -58723 -1.23122 -.93388 -1.29108 4.15 -.33728 -36203 1.47331 .24782 .94393 2.04237 1.83568 .84056 5.62 -.12511 .31629 .89896 .42418 53824 -.27521 .24989 .78981 5.05 -42764 -.41673 -.05829 -.63401 1.72913 1.57885 1.00928 .60741 4.83 .48038 .60928 1.47331 95328 1.50666 2.18722 1.28475 2.26799 5.40 -.89257 -1.06892 -53692 -1.18075 1.31036 -.50697 .99439 -46316 6.29 -.26175 -.03176 1.47331 .60055 4.05858 2.30310 2.76631 1.36871 5.30 -.71795 -1.01074 -1.39845 -1.41002 -.56105 -1.17328 -.91154 -1.64794 5.44 -42459 -.83898 -.72837 -.89856 -.07684 -.24624 .10843 -.70741 4.29 -.03169 -.47665 -1.01555 -.70456 -.56105 -.65182 -.72541 -.25222 2.55 -.04784 -.05510 .13316 .33600 -.14228 -.21727 -.68074 .75967 4.33 .12372 -.09691 .42033 42418 1.38888 1.28916 1.03162 1.44325 3.72 -1.06632 -1.23273 -1.49418 -1.65693 -1.49021 -1.57885 -1.53692 -1.80495 4.20 -.89476 -1.08641 -1.01555 -.81038 -92748 -1.23122 3.38 -.80002 -.86344 -.63265 -.66929 -.15536 .13036 -.99344 -1.19274 -.14470 -.48537 CEED CAD COD 100 CARD zlength DUCA LOKA zfuel_ca 2.07002 3.61326 3.61326 1.04119 1.81281 .52678 -1.35083 -.57921 -.75925 -50205 -1.22223 26957 .78399 2.07002 2.07002 .52678 1.83853 -1.55660 -.21912 -.68209 .80971 .52678 -1.55660 -.88786 -.19340 LIGAD zmpg -1.59793 -2.06493 -1.83143 -1.13094 -1.59793 .03654 1.43752 .03654 27004 .03654 1.43752 -.66395 -1.13094 -.66395 -1.83143 -.19696 -1.36444 1.90451 .73703 .03654 -1.13094 -.19696 1.67102 .73703 27004
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Income Tax Fundamentals 2013
ISBN: 9781285586618
31st Edition
Authors: Gerald E. Whittenburg, Martha Altus Buller, Steven L Gill
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