analysis of variance
nounStatistics.
a procedure for resolving the total variance of a set of variates into component variances that are associated with defined factors affecting the variates.
Origin of analysis of variance
1First recorded in 1935–40
- Also called variance analysis.
Words Nearby analysis of variance
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British Dictionary definitions for analysis of variance
analysis of variance
noun
statistics any of a number of techniques for resolving the observed variance between sets of data into components, esp to determine whether the difference between two samples is explicable as random sampling variation with the same underlying population: Abbreviation: ANOVA
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