Table 4

DA results for tracts with cases compared to tracts without cases and with MADs. The six variables are significant at the .001 level using the Wilks' Lambda test to enter the variable in the model. The Eigenvalue is .236 and the Canonical Correlation is .437 for the model.

Variable
Standardized Discriminant Function Coefficient

In N. Shore MAD
.499
Race as % white
.453
Bird distance
-.358
In S. Cook MAD
.348
Housing unit per Km2
-.189
In Des Plaines MAD
-.174

Ruiz et al. International Journal of Health Geographics 2004 3:8   doi:10.1186/1476-072X-3-8