In discriminant analysis, with 'm' groups and 'p' predictor variables, min p,m-1) gives the number of discriminant functions.

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This is correct. The minimum number of discriminant functions is always the minimum of either the number of predictor variables (p) or the number of groups minus one (m-1).

In Discriminant Analysis, with 'M' Groups and 'P' Predictor Variables