method variance
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmethodandvariance
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method
noun[C]
uk/ˈmeθ.əd/us/ˈmeθ.əd/
a particular way of ...
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variance
noun
uk/ˈveə.ri.əns/us/ˈver.i.əns/
formal
the fact that two or more things are different, or the amount or number by which they ...
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(Definition ofmethodandvariancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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This practice was designed to diminish the artifactual inflation of effect sizes by sharedmethodvariance.
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Specifically, relations between variables may be enhanced due to commonmethodvariance.
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To minimize issues related to sharedmethodvariance, victimization was measured using secondary teachers' ratings.
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Sharedmethodvariancemay have contributed to the apparent relationship between violence exposure and children's functioning.
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Sharedmethodvariancemay have inflated this link.
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Caution about possiblemethodvarianceshould be exercised when interpreting the results.
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Concerns related to sharedmethodvarianceare particularly salient when interpreting findings from shelter-based samples.
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Second, this investigation employed multiple informants, thereby eliminating the distorting influence of sharedmethodvariance.
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This reinforces our findings and provides evidence that the results are not a function of this sharedmethodvariance.
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Given this circumstance, it is not possible to completely rule out commonmethodvarianceas accounting for some of these results.
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These results are additionally noteworthy in that nomethodvariancewas shared between the predictors and the criteria.
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Since this parent was also one of the three informants on offspring psychopathology, the measures may sharemethodvariance.
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These analyses had the added benefit of reducing or eliminating sharedmethodvariancebetween the predictor and criterion variables.
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There was very little method overlap between family predictors and child outcomes, thus minimizing sharedmethodvarianceas a competing explanation for the results.
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Confounding these analyses is the problem of sharedmethodvariance, on the one hand, and limited reliability, on the other.
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Multiple reporters of adjustment were sought to partially address the effects of sharedmethodvarianceand reporter bias.
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Sharedmethodvariancefor these might cause a greater apparent relationship between aggressive behavior and the childrearing environmental variables.
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Reliance on a single source of information is problematic if it leads to sharedmethodvariancebecause shared method variance will artificially inflate the associations.
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