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A Discriminant Analysis of Reporting Errors in Health Interviews
Author(s) -
Fisher Gordon
Publication year - 1962
Publication title -
journal of the royal statistical society: series c (applied statistics)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.205
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1467-9876
pISSN - 0035-9254
DOI - 10.2307/2985361
Subject(s) - linear discriminant analysis , statistics , psychology , mathematics
In this article the author makes use of data collected for the U.S. National Health Survey in a survey, by interview, of the hospitalisation of persons. Using a least‐squares technique, involving dummy variables, he derives a discriminating function which permits the prediction of accurate reporting of hospitalisation according to criteria such as the income and race of the respondent. The estimated effects of these and other criteria upon the accuracy with which hospitalisations are reported are discussed in some detail.