Table 2.
Discriminant function structure coefficients, residual discrimination and tests of significance.
| Best Teams | Worst Teams | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Winning | Losing | Winning | Losing | |||
| Successful 2-pt field goals * † # ‡ | .47 | .39 | .37 | .30 | |||
| Successful free-throws * † # ‡ | .44 | .32 | .45 | .43 | |||
| Fouls * † ‡ | -.41 | -.46 | -.21 | -.36 | |||
| Defensive rebounds * † | .37 | .34 | .24 | .07 | |||
| Assists * † # ‡ | .37 | .31 | .58 | .36 | |||
| Blocks | .26 | .26 | .04 | .07 | |||
| Unsuccessful 2-pt field goals † | .25 | .39 | .25 | .21 | |||
| Successful 3-pt field goals | .16 | .19 | .02 | .00 | |||
| Turnovers ‡ | -.15 | .00 | .10 | .33 | |||
| Unsuccessful 3-pt field goals | .13 | .27 | -.02 | -.14 | |||
| Offensive rebounds | -.07 | .06 | -.24 | -.22 | |||
| Steals # | .04 | .29 | .35 | .03 | |||
| Unsuccessful free-throws | -.02 | -.04 | .09 | .14 | |||
| Eigenvalue | .13 | .08 | .14 | .09 | |||
| Canonical correlation | .34 | .27 | .36 | .30 | |||
| Chi-squared | 170.4 | 75.6 | 68.6 | 90.1 | |||
| Wilks Lambda | .88 | .92 | .87 | .91 | |||
| p | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | |||
* SC discriminant value ≥|0.30| for starters and nonstarters in games won by best teams;
† SC discriminant value ≥|0.30| for starters and nonstarters in games lost by best teams;
# SC discriminant value ≥|0.30| for starters and nonstarters in games won by worst teams;
‡ SC discriminant value ≥|0.30| for starters and nonstarters in games lost by worst teams.