ANOVA
|eɪ-ɛn-oʊ-və|
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/ˌeɪɛnˈoʊvə/
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/ˌeɪɛnˈəʊvə/
analysis for differences among group means
Etymology
'ANOVA' originates from English, specifically the abbreviated phrase 'analysis of variance', where 'analysis of variance' denotes the statistical procedure of analyzing variance across groups.
'analysis of variance' developed as a formal statistical method in the early 20th century (notably by R. A. Fisher in the 1920s) and the abbreviation 'ANOVA' was later formed as a convenient short form used in statistical literature.
Initially associated primarily with agricultural and experimental design contexts, it has broadened to mean the general statistical procedure for comparing group means across many fields.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a statistical method (short for 'analysis of variance') used to compare the means of three or more groups by partitioning and analyzing variance within and between groups.
We performed an ANOVA to determine whether there were significant differences among the treatment groups.
Synonyms
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