@article{article_743984, title={ASSESSMENT OF HOUSEHOLD TYPE AND RURAL-URBAN AREA DISTINCTIONS BY MEANS OF DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS}, journal={Akdeniz İİBF Dergisi}, volume={3}, pages={70–84}, year={2006}, author={Oğuzlar, Ayşe}, keywords={Discriminant Analysis, Household Budget Survey.}, abstract={The objective of this study is to determine the most significant variables for distinction of household types and rural — urban areas. In this study, raw data of household budget survey of the year 2003 was used. Discriminant analysis was applied to this data set and household type and rural-urban area distinction were examined considering several independent variables. Discriminant analysis is multivariate statistical techniques and concerned with separating distinct sets of objects or observation. As a result of this study it was find out that the equivalent person size and food expenses are most significant variables for household type determination while non-food expenses and equivalent person size variables are most important variables for rural-urban distinction determination.}, number={11}, publisher={Akdeniz University}