analysis of variance

noun

A collection of statistical models, and their associated procedures, in which the observed variance is partitioned into components due to different explanatory variables.

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Meanings

nounanalysis of variance (countable and uncountable, plural analyses of variance)

plural analyses of variance

  1. countableuncountablemathematicsA collection of statistical models, and their associated procedures, in which the observed variance is partitioned into components due to different explanatory variables.

    Synonyms: ANOVA

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA collection of statistical models, and their associated procedures, in which the observed variance is partitioned into components due to different explanatory variables.

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More synonyms by meaning

nouna statistical method for making simultaneous comparisons between two or more means; a statistical method that yields values that can be tested to determine whether a significant relation exists between variables

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Broader
multivariate analysis

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish varianssianalyysi
  • varianssianalyysipartition of observed variance into components
Portuguese análise de variância
  • análise de variânciapartition of observed variance into components
Swedish variansanalys
  • variansanalyspartition of observed variance into components
Tagalog suri ng alig
  • suri ng aligpartition of observed variance into components
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