Anova (Noun)
Meaning
A statistical method for making simultaneous comparisons between two or more means; a statistical method that yields values that can be tested to determine whether a significant relation exists between variables.
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Examples
- Researchers employed the analysis of variance method, commonly known as anova, to examine whether any of the provided therapies for high blood pressure could reduce mortality more significantly.
- One main problem often dealt with by using anova is to decide, in the case of comparisons with controls, whether results have been affected randomly by chance.
- Since anova evaluates group differences by considering mean squares, each sum of the squared items that includes relevant conditions is then determined.
- Scientists used anova to identify which environment was more favorable to producing a specific enzyme by one bacterial species over four variable environments.
- These newer methods contain a regression approach and can naturally extend straightforward univariate anova while incorporating multiple variables as inputs.