explained variance
collocation in Englishmeaningsofexplainandvariance
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explain
verb[I or T]
uk/ɪkˈspleɪn/us/ɪkˈspleɪn/
to make something clear or easy to understand by describing or giving information ...
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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 ofexplainandvariancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Further, the news coverage variable alone accounted for the majority of theexplainedvariance.
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The inclusion of mastery increased theexplainedvarianceto 32 per cent.
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All have the expected negative sign, with many accounting for a substantial degree ofexplainedvariance.
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They do this by converting effect sizes into indices ofexplainedvariance.
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In the final model, theexplainedvariancereached 40 per cent.
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The increase inexplainedvarianceat the second step was significant in all cases.
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The administrative infrastructure sub-index is highly significant, with a reasonable degree ofexplainedvariance.
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Theexplainedvarianceof the model differentiating between high and low costs is low at 22%.
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This alternative statistical method reports that the majority of theexplainedvariancefor the models occurs between cases rather than for the same case over time.
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Although all the regression models were significant, theexplainedvariancevaried greatly by the type of leisure activity.
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This massive jump inexplainedvariancedemonstrates that focusing on grants has greatly clarified the picture provided by the statistical analysis.
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In cross-national analyses there is a tendency to attribute all of theexplainedvarianceto the former and to ignore the possibility of the latter.
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In addition, the narrow emphasis on "explainedvariance" as the chief criterion for evaluating theories often relegates explanatory power to a secondary or tertiary status by emphasizing prediction.
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Also, as anticipated, some political interventions are not significant, a result that reduces the model'sexplainedvariance.
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When print exposure was entered first, the addition of processing time accounted for a substantial increase in theexplainedvariancein naming time.
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This effect is considerable, according to the amount ofexplainedvariance, which increases by 19 per cent.
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Most of theexplainedvariance(81%) was associated with site.
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Theexplainedvariancewas 58.7 per cent.
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Again, the vast majority of variables are significant with the expected sign and account for a reasonable degree ofexplainedvariance.
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Although the power may be low, as theexplainedvarianceis small, our data therefore provide no support for overdominance.
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