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univariate

univariate

1 6.9
Describing something that uses only one variable, often in math or statistics
  • adjective
  • /ˌjuːnɪˈvɛrɪt/
  • Specialized
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  • In statistics, a univariate analysis focuses on one variable at a time to simplify data interpretation.
  • univariate analysis
  • univariate regression
  • univariate test

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Examples

  • Careful consideration was given as to whether to use a univariate or multivariate approach.

    Academic text (1999)
  • In order to find the sources of these significant differences, univariate ANOVA was conducted.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Second, since the methods are univariate, only one comparison is made at a time.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Finally, because the consequences of specific complications were studied, univariate analysis was viewed as appropriate.

    Academic text (1990)
  • MANOVA was preferable to using multiple, separate univariate tests in this study for two primary reasons.

    Academic text (2011)
  • A univariate model represents one variable correlated with another variable, as in univariate regression.

    Academic text (1999)
  • The logistic regression model was used in both univariate and multivariate analyses.

    Academic text (1991)
  • Follow-up analyses were conducted to examine the univariate F tests for each criterion variable.

    Academic text (2008)
  • The descriptive statistics and univariate F-ratios, as adjusted by the weighting factor, are displayed in Table 1.

    Academic text (1990)
  • The researchers decided to use a univariate model to evaluate the impact of temperature on crop yield.

Synonyms

unifactorial
vsunivariate
  • Specialized
9.4

Having a single cause

focuses on a single measurable variable used in analysis and statistics

How Dimensional

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

Surface Forms

univariate positive

Morphology

univariate = variate (transparent) = uni + variate

The combining prefix 'uni-' meaning 'one' attached to the statistical word 'variate' yields the straightforward meaning 'relating to one variable'.

Etymology

Univariate comes from uni- meaning 'one', as in unicycle, and variate, which is related to variable meaning 'something that can change'. So univariate means 'involving only one variable'.