Nature

Diagnostic ability of a linear discriminant function for optic nerve head parameters measured with optical coherence tomography for perimetric glaucoma

To calculate and validate a linear discriminant function (LDF) for optical coherence tomography (OCT) to improve the diagnostic ability of isolated optic nerve head (ONH) parameters to discriminate ...
JSTOR Daily

Comparison of Linear and Quadratic Discriminant Functions

Asymptotic expansions of the distributions of the linear and the quadratic discriminant functions are derived. The expected misclassification probabilities of these two functions are compared when the ...
Nature

Application of linear discriminant analysis to the biochemical and haematological differentiation of opiate addicts from healthy subjects: a case–control study

Objective: Biochemical and haematological parameters of nutritional interest were determined in the serum of opiate addicts in order to compare them with those obtained in healthy subjects. Linear ...
Healthline

What Is the Maddrey Score and Why Does It Matter?

The Maddrey score is also called the Maddrey discriminant function, MDF, mDF, DFI or just DF. It’s one of several tools or calculations doctors can use to determine the next step of treatment based on ...