R help - Jul 2004 - lda()

Hello,

For a simple problem with 1 predictor (x) and 2 classes (0 and 1), the
linear discriminant function should be something like
                                                                            
 2(mu_0 - mu_1)/var  x    +    x-independent-terms
                                                                            
where var is the common variance.
                                                                            
Question 1: Why does lda() report only a single "Coefficients of linear 
discriminants" when there are in fact two coefficients (the x-dependent
and the x-independent terms)?
                                                                            
Question 2: And how is that single coefficient computed? It is certainly
not equal to 2(mu_0 -mu_1)/var .
                                                                            
Regards,
Caren
-- 
http://www.nhn.ou.edu/~marzban

At 08:45 AM 7/12/2004, marzban wrote:
 >
 >Hello,
 >
 >For a simple problem with 1 predictor (x) and 2 classes (0 and 1), the
 >linear discriminant function should be something like
 >
 > 2(mu_0 - mu_1)/var  x    +    x-independent-terms
 >
 >where var is the common variance.
 >
 >Question 1: Why does lda() report only a single "Coefficients of
linear
 >discriminants" when there are in fact two coefficients (the
x-dependent
 >and the x-independent terms)?
 >
 >Question 2: And how is that single coefficient computed? It is certainly
 >not equal to 2(mu_0 -mu_1)/var .
 >
 >Regards,
 >Caren
 >--
 >http://www.nhn.ou.edu/~marzban


Perhaps some reading would be helpful.  I suggest you look first at the 
help file for lda().  Second, I suggest you read Venables and Ripley, MASS, 
4th Edition, where lda() is discussed extensively.  Third, I suggest you 
read Ripley's Pattern Recognition and Neural Networks, where the theory is 
laid out clearly.  Both of these latter books are referenced in lda's help 
file.

Finally, you might want to tell us what version of lda() you're using, what 
version of R you're using, and what platform you're running on.   For
all
we know, you're using a 2-year old version of R and lda, both long 
superceded by vastly improved programs and packages.