Jose wants to predict employees likely to leave versus those who are not likely leave the company based on the number of years an individual has worked for the company and their level of satisfaction with their job. The most appropriate type of analysis for Jose to use would be _____.
A) regression analysis
B) ANOVA
C) cluster analysis
D) discriminant analysis
E) factor analysis

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Discriminant analysis is appropriate for predicting group membership based on predictor variables. In this case, the groups would be employees likely to leave versus those who are not likely to leave, while the predictor variables are the number of years an individual has worked for the company and their level of job satisfaction.

Jose Wants to Predict Employees Likely to Leave Versus Those