ˈɑːlɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn kəndˈʌktᵻd ɐn ɛkspˌɛɹɪmˈɛntəl ɹˌɛplɪkˈeɪʃən ˌʌndɚ sˌʌm tˌɛknəlˈɑːdʒɪkəl sˈɛɾɪŋz ænd klˈæsᵻfˌaɪd dˈɛbɪɾɪdʒ ˌɪntʊ fˈaɪv ɡɹˈuːps ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tə ðɛɹ sˈaɪz, dɪskɹˈɪmɪnənt ɐnˈæləsˌɪs baɪ ˌɛspˌiːˌɛsˈɛs dɪskɹˈɪmɪnənt fˈʌŋkʃən wʌz ɐplˈaɪd tə kəmpˈɛɹ mˈæs ɐnˈæləsˌɪs dˈeɪɾə sˈɛts fɔːɹ ðiːz fˈaɪv ɛkspˌɛɹɪmˈɛntəl dˈeɪɾə ɡɹˈuːps.
Ahler (1989) conducted an experimental replication under some technological settings and classified debitage into five groups according to their size, Discriminant analysis (by SPSS DISCRIMINANT function) was applied to compare mass analysis data sets for these five experimental data groups.