backward elimination

collocation in English

meaningsofbackwardandelimination

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backward
adjective
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/ˈbæk.wəd/us
/ˈbæk.wɚd/
not ...
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elimination
noun[U]
uk
/iˌlɪm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/us
/iˌlɪm.əˈneɪ.ʃən/
the process of ...
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(Definition ofbackwardandeliminationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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We reduced the number of fixed effects bybackwardeliminationto avoid multi-collinearity (probability level for removal : 10 %).
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The most explanatory climatic characteristics were chosen for extended analysis, in which all the characteristics were analysed together using regression analysis withbackwardelimination.
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When all four characteristics were analysed together usingbackwardelimination, only the temperature during seed filling remained in the model.
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To evaluate the stability of this predictor set, stepwise procedures (forward selection andbackwardelimination) were used.
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Table 3 presents variable selection steps generated by thebackwardeliminationprocedure.
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Similar to the procedures used in hierarchical loglinear analysis,backwardeliminationof higher order interactions is used to determine the most parsimonious model.
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Abackwardeliminationprocedure was implemented to identify the simplest best-fitting model.
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Both stepwise andbackwardeliminationprocedures were used to construct the final model.
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Final multivariate models were selected bybackwardeliminationof variables from full models.
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The selection procedure of the final regression model involvedbackwardeliminationof variables.
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The final models were obtained by abackwardeliminationprocedure.
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Maximal models were fitted first and, beginning with higher order interactions, nonsignificant terms were sequentially removed in a process ofbackwardeliminationto generate minimal models.
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Backwardeliminationwas used to determine which factors could be dropped from the multivariable model.
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A stepwise regression approach with abackwardeliminationprocedure was used to enter only independent variables that contribute significantly to the explanation of the dependent variable in the regression.
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Backwardeliminationwas used to determine which factors could be dropped from the model.
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