heteroscedastic

/ (ˌhɛtərəʊskɪˈdæstɪk) /


adjectivestatistics
  1. (of several distributions) having different variances

  2. (of a bivariate or multivariate distribution) not having any variable whose variance is the same for all values of the other or others

  1. (of a random variable) having different variances for different values of the others in a multivariate distribution

Origin of heteroscedastic

1
C20: from hetero- + scedastic, from Greek skedasis a scattering, dispersal

Derived forms of heteroscedastic

  • heteroscedasticity (ˌhɛtərəʊskɪdæsˈtɪsɪtɪ), noun

Words Nearby heteroscedastic

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