multiple correlation

/ˌmʌltəpəl ˈkɔrəˌleɪʃən/
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Definitions of multiple correlation
  1. noun
    a statistical technique that predicts values of one variable on the basis of two or more other variables
    synonyms: multiple regression
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    types:
    multicollinearity
    a case of multiple regression in which the predictor variables are themselves highly correlated
    type of:
    multivariate analysis
    a generic term for any statistical technique used to analyze data from more than one variable
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