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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Analysis of variance

/ən-ăl'-əs-əs ŭv vĕr'-ē-əns/ · A·nal·y·sis of variance · IPA
01 n. a statistical technique by which the results of an observation or experiment are analyzed to determine the relative contributions of the di…
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    a statistical technique by which the results of an observation or experiment are analyzed to determine the relative contributions of the different possible causative factors or variables to the outcome. Abbreviated ANOVA.(Statistics)