A VARIABLE SELECTION IN HETEROSCEDASTIC DISCRIVINANT ANALYSIS : GENERAL PREDICTIVE DISCRIMINATION CASE

This article deals with variable selection problem under a newly formed predictive heteroscedastic discriminant rule that accounts for mulitple homogeneous covariance matrices across the K multivariate normal populations. A general version of predictive discriminant rule, a variable selection criterion, and a criterion for stopping with further selection are suggested. In a simulation study the practical utilities of those considered are demonstrated.