Definitions of statistical method
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a method of analyzing or representing statistical data; a procedure for calculating a statistic
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synonyms:
statistical procedure
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least squares, method of least squares
a method of fitting a curve to data points so as to minimize the sum of the squares of the distances of the points from the curve
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multivariate analysis
a generic term for any statistical technique used to analyze data from more than one variable
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regression, regression toward the mean, simple regression, statistical regression
the relation between selected values of x and observed values of y (from which the most probable value of y can be predicted for any value of x)
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multiple correlation, multiple regression
a statistical technique that predicts values of one variable on the basis of two or more other variables
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regression analysis
the use of regression to make quantitative predictions of one variable from the values of another
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linear regression, rectilinear regression
the relation between variables when the regression equation is linear: e.g., y = ax + b
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curvilinear regression
the relation between variables when the regression equation is nonlinear (quadratic or higher order)
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correlational analysis
the use of statistical correlation to evaluate the strength of the relations between variables
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ANOVA, analysis of variance
a 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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method
a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)
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