[R] lda predict

[Prof Brian Ripley]

On Tue, 21 Sep 2004, rob foxall (IFR) wrote:

> Dear R-helpers,
> 
>             I have a model created by lda, and I would like to use this
> model to make predictions for new or old data. The catch is, I want to
> do this without using the "predict" function, i.e. only using
> information directly from the foo.lda object to create my posterior
> probabilities. 

Well, that's what predict.lda does, so please read its code.

> In anticipation of likely responses, I will be brushing
> up my lda knowledge using the given references when I have time, but am
> being hassled for an answer asap!


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