Table 5

DA results for clusters compared to the tracts outside of the cluster tracts with MADs included. The six variables are significant at the .001 level using the Wilks' Lambda test to enter the variable in the model. The Eigenvalue is .392 and the Canonical Correlation is .531 for the model.

Variable
Standardized Discriminant Function Coefficient

In N. Shore MAD
.828
Race as % white
.490
In S. Cook MAD
.363
In Chicago Lake Plain
.266
Elevation Range
-.185
Bird distance
-.134
Housing unit per Km2
-.132

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