amount of variance
collocation in Englishmeaningsofamountandvariance
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amount
noun[C]
uk/əˈmaʊnt/us/əˈmaʊnt/
a collection or mass, especially of something that cannot ...
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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 ofamountandvariancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Measures limitations may explain the relatively smallamountofvarianceaccounted for in analyses predicting psychological and behavioral outcomes from risk scores.
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Independent of gender, perceived social supports, specifically perceived unpopularity with peers, accounted for a significantamountofvariancefor youths' negative learning attitude.
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The absolute level of variance at each age was strongly influenced by theamountofvariancein the rate parameter.
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Our analysis leaves a considerableamountofvarianceto be attributed to the uncertainties inherent in collective actions.
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For the low ability participants, total words accounted for a large, significantamountofvariancefor all oral development measures.
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While these factors predicted a significantamountofvariancein children's developmental adaptation, the data also support the complexity of individual development.
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The totalamountofvariancein confidence scores predicted was 32 per cent.
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However, the theory must remain tentative, as the overallamountofvarianceaccounted for by the model was relatively small.
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In other words, the three-way interactions explain a significantamountofvariancein turnout, in addition to that explained by the two-way interactions.
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Only variables that explained a significant or marginally significantamountofvariancein selection ratio were included in the analysis.
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Overall, both for emotional and social loneliness, a large almost equalamountofvariancewas explained by the factors included in the regression model.
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A third factor with high loadings on chronological age and length of residence did not account for a significant additionalamountofvariance.
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For the high ability participants, total words accounted for a smaller, significantamountofvariancefor only five oral development measures.
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Another notable feature is that the addition of social trust did not increase theamountofvarianceexplained.
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For accentedness, theamountofvarianceaccounted for was about 15%.
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Theamountofvarianceof post-traumatic stress explained by personality factors has been low to moderate.
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There was a clear dissociation between the low and high ability participants in terms of theamountofvariancethat was explained by total words.
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The hypothesis that attributions would account for a significantamountofvariancein symptomatology above and beyond that accounted for by maltreatment severity was supported.
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It represents the uniqueamountofvarianceaccounted for by each attribution, above and beyond the variance accounted for by severity and all other attributions.
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