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Some Clarifying Comments on Discriminant Analysis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

O. Maurice Joy  and
John O. Tollefson
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In response to the many issues raised by Altman and Eisenbeis (A&E) [2], we will use their three-part outline. Before turning to their comments, however, we would like to take this opportunity to correct a typo in footnote 10 from our original paper [4]. The denominator of the formula is incorrect as shown, and should be .

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Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis , Volume 13 , Issue 1 , March 1978 , pp. 197 - 200
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Copyright © School of Business Administration, University of Washington 1978

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