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The
STEPDISC Procedure
The Method for
Selecting Variables is STEPWISE
Observations 35 Variable(s) in the Analysis 8
Class Levels 3 Variable(s) will be Included 0
Significance Level to Enter
0.01
Significance
Level to Stay 0.01
Class
Level Information
Variable
_INTO_ Name
Frequency Weight Proportion
E E 13 13.0000 0.371429
L L 8 8.0000 0.228571
M M 14 14.0000 0.400000
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STEPDISC Procedure
Stepwise
Selection: Step 1
Statistics for Entry, DF = 2, 32
Variable R-Square
F Value Pr > F Tolerance
FreqA 0.1028 1.83
0.1762 1.0000
FreqB 0.1011 1.80
0.1819 1.0000
FreqC 0.3185 7.48
0.0022 1.0000
ClustA 0.2417 5.10
0.0120 1.0000
ClustB 0.0607 1.03
0.3670 1.0000
ClustC 0.1200 2.18
0.1294 1.0000
dbhA 0.1967 3.92
0.0301 1.0000
dbhC 0.1423 2.65
0.0858 1.0000
Variable FreqC will be
entered.
Variable(s)
that have been Entered
FreqC
Multivariate Statistics
Statistic
Value F Value Num DF
Den DF Pr > F
Wilks' Lambda 0.681486 7.48 2 32
0.0022
Pillai's Trace 0.318514 7.48 2 32
0.0022
Average Squared Canonical Correlation 0.159257
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STEPDISC Procedure
Stepwise
Selection: Step 2
Statistics for
Removal, DF = 2, 32
Variable R-Square
F Value Pr > F
FreqC 0.3185 7.48
0.0022
No
variables can be removed.
Statistics
for Entry, DF = 2, 31
Partial
Variable R-Square F Value
Pr > F Tolerance
FreqA 0.1291 2.30
0.1174 0.9999
FreqB 0.1492 2.72
0.0817 0.6335
ClustA 0.2430 4.98
0.0134 0.9999
ClustB 0.1034 1.79
0.1841 0.9772
ClustC 0.0958 1.64
0.2100 0.8711
dbhA 0.3324 7.72
0.0019 0.9967
dbhC 0.1440 2.61
0.0899 0.9830
Variable
dbhA will be entered.
Variable(s)
that have been Entered
FreqC dbhA
Multivariate Statistics
Statistic
Value F Value Num DF
Den DF Pr > F
Wilks' Lambda 0.454943 7.48
4 62
<.0001
Pillai's Trace 0.545433 6.00 4 64
0.0004
Average Squared Canonical Correlation 0.272716
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STEPDISC Procedure
Stepwise
Selection: Step 3
Statistics for
Removal, DF = 2, 31
Partial
Variable R-Square
F Value Pr > F
FreqC 0.4337 11.87
0.0001
dbhA
0.3324 7.72 0.0019
No variables can be
removed.
Statistics
for Entry, DF = 2, 30
Partial
Variable R-Square
F Value Pr > F Tolerance
FreqA 0.1054 1.77
0.1880 0.9704
FreqB 0.1572 2.80
0.0768 0.6325
ClustA 0.2434 4.83
0.0152 0.9938
ClustB 0.1486 2.62
0.0896 0.9731
ClustC 0.0977 1.62
0.2139 0.8688
dbhC 0.1436 2.51
0.0978 0.9802
No variables
can be entered.
No further
steps are possible.
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Stepwise
Selection Summary
Average
Squared
Number Partial Wilks' Pr <
Canonical Pr >
Step
In Entered Removed
R-Square F Value Pr > F
Lambda Lambda Correlation
ASCC
1
1 FreqC 0.3185 7.48
0.0022 0.68148552 0.0022
0.15925724 0.0022
2 2 dbhA 0.3324 7.72 0.0019 0.45494288 <.0001 0.27271627 0.0004