<s>
Optimal	B-Algorithm
Discriminant	I-Algorithm
Analysis	I-Algorithm
(	O
ODA	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
related	O
classification	B-Algorithm
tree	I-Algorithm
analysis	O
(	O
CTA	O
)	O
are	O
exact	O
statistical	O
methods	O
that	O
maximize	O
predictive	O
accuracy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
any	O
specific	O
sample	O
and	O
exploratory	O
or	O
confirmatory	O
hypothesis	O
,	O
optimal	B-Algorithm
discriminant	I-Algorithm
analysis	I-Algorithm
(	O
ODA	O
)	O
identifies	O
the	O
statistical	O
model	O
that	O
yields	O
maximum	O
predictive	O
accuracy	O
,	O
assesses	O
the	O
exact	O
Type	O
I	O
error	O
rate	O
,	O
and	O
evaluates	O
potential	O
cross-generalizability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Optimal	B-Algorithm
discriminant	I-Algorithm
analysis	I-Algorithm
may	O
be	O
applied	O
to	O
>0	O
dimensions	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
one-dimensional	O
case	O
being	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
UniODA	O
and	O
the	O
multidimensional	O
case	O
being	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
MultiODA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Optimal	B-Algorithm
discriminant	I-Algorithm
analysis	I-Algorithm
is	O
an	O
alternative	O
to	O
ANOVA	B-General_Concept
(	O
analysis	B-General_Concept
of	I-General_Concept
variance	I-General_Concept
)	O
and	O
regression	O
analysis	O
.	O
</s>
