sphericity
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8.2
- noun
- /sfɛrˈɪsɪti/
- Specialized
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esfericidad
- The scientist measured the sphericity of the particles to determine their suitability for the experiment.
- sphericity test
- sphericity assumption
- violation of sphericity
Examples
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A Mauchly sphericity test supported assumptions of homogeneity of variance.
Academic text (1997) -
The sphericity assumption was not met, so the Huynh-Feldt correction was applied.
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The Geisser-Greenhouse correction was employed in order to test for violations of the sphericity assumption.
Academic text (1991) -
First, in order to find out whether the scale is suitable for factor analysis, a KMO and Bartlett's test of sphericity was conducted.
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The assumption of sphericity was violated; thus, we used the Greenhouse-Geisser correction to identify significant group differences.
Academic text (2014) -
Bartlett's tests for sphericity confirmed that multivariate analyses were appropriate in each case.
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When Mauchly's test indicated a violation of the assumption of sphericity, degrees of freedom were adjusted using the Greenhouse-Geisser correction.
Academic text (2018) -
Without ever recognizing the sphericity of the earth, they had grasped enough knowledge of celestial mechanics to enable them to predict eclipses.
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Consequently, degrees of freedom were corrected using Huynh-Feldt estimates of sphericity (e = 0.895).
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Mauchly's test indicated that the assumption of sphericity was violated (χ² = 42.982, df = 14, p = .001).
Academic text (2010)
Synonyms
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2.6
A shape with smooth curves and no sharp angles
A state of being round like a ball
A round shape like a ball or fruit
The round shape of something like a ball
The state of being round and full like a ball or planet
A shape that is round all around, like a ball or apple
How Spherical
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sphericity comes from the old Greek word sphaira, meaning 'ball', and it is the same root as the familiar words sphere and spherical. So sphericity is simply how much something is like a ball or how 'round' it is.