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bivariate

bivariate

1 9.0
Having two things that can change and showing their relationship
  • adjective
  • /ˌbaɪˈvɛrɪət/
  • Specialized
translation icon : bivariante
  • In statistics, a bivariate distribution shows the probabilities of two variables occurring together.
  • bivariate analysis
  • bivariate correlation
  • bivariate relationship

Examples

  • The researchers performed a bivariate analysis to study the relationship between age and income levels.

  • Table 3 presents bivariate associations between policy variables and health care use.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Forty students were asked to select a bivariate sample from the population described above.

    Academic text (1990)
  • The negative event variables were also significantly related to sexual attitudes in this bivariate analysis.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Given the small sample size, only variables that showed bivariate significance with the dependent variables were included.

    Academic text (2002)
  • Drug and alcohol use were not significantly associated with HIV infection in the bivariate analysis (Table 2).

    Academic text (2011)
  • In order to examine the relation among family variables and eating attitudes and behavior, bivariate correlations were conducted.

    Academic text (2003)
  • First, ORs and 95% CIs were calculated to determine bivariate associations between case status and each exposure.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Pearson Product Moment correlation coefficients were generated to establish bivariate relationships between variables.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Table 2 summarizes bivariate correlations among variables included in the structural equation model evaluated in this study.

    Academic text (2012)

How Dimensional

multivariate
  • Specialized
4 7.5
bivariate
  • Specialized
1 9.0
univariate
  • Specialized
1 6.9

Surface Forms

bivariate positive

Morphology

bivariate = variate (transparent) = bi + variate

The prefix 'bi-' clearly indicates 'two', and 'variate' refers to variables, making the meaning straightforward.

Etymology

The word bivariate comes from the parts bi- meaning 'two' (as in bicycle) and variate, related to variable, which means 'to change' or 'something that can vary'. So, bivariate describes something that involves two variables.