The SPSS DISCRIMINANT output does not include cutoffs. In the case of two groups, it's not that hard to figure it out in terms of the single canonical discriminant function (if equal priors are used, just take the point half way between the two group centroids), but if there are two or more functions, it gets very complicated, as you'd have to describe lines cutting off areas in a two or higher dimensional space.

David Nichols Principal Support Statistician and Manager of Statistical Support SPSS Inc.

> -----Original Message----- > From: Lary Jones [mailto:ljones@BINGHAMTON.EDU] > Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2000 4:43 PM > To: SPSSX-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU > Subject: [SPSSX-L] cutoff scores for Discriminant? > > > I have a user who has asked for cutoff scores for DISCRIMINANT. Any > suggestions out there? > > -lary > _______________________________________________________ > Lary Jones % Statistical Computing Analyst > Computing Services % .......................... > Binghamton University % LJones@Binghamton.EDU > Binghamton, NY 13902-6000 % (607) 777-2614 >