semipartial

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adjective

Being or relating to a form of partial correlation that holds the third variable constant for either X or Y but (unlike a partial correlation) not both.

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Meanings

adjectivesemipartial (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemathematicsBeing or relating to a form of partial correlation that holds the third variable constant for either X or Y but (unlike a partial correlation) not both.

    For each layer thickness, a semipartial correlation (sr) was calculated for explanatory variables including age, gender, axial length, corneal curvature, and signal strength index.

    2016 January 28, “Influence of Clinical Factors and Magnification Correction on Normal Thickness Profiles of Macular Retinal Layers Using Optical Coherence Tomography”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From semi- + partial.

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