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Definition of 'Analysis of Variance'

A statistical technique that isolates and assesses the contributions of categorical independent variables to variation in the mean of a continuous dependent variable.

Common names: Analysis of Variance; ANOVA; Analysis, Variance; Analyses, Variance; Variance Analyses; Variance Analysis

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The fitness and functionality of culturally evolved communication systems.

10 Nov 2008 This paper assesses whether human communication systems undergo the same progressive adaptation seen in animal communication systems and concrete artefacts. Four experiments compared the fitness of ad hoc sign systems created under different ... Read more...


Behavioural phenotype affects social interactions in an animal network.

5 Nov 2008 Animal social networks can be extremely complex and are characterized by highly non-random interactions between group members. However, very little is known about the underlying factors affecting interaction preferences, and hence network ... Read more...


Starving the competition: a proximate cause of reproductive skew in burying beetles (Nicrophorus vespilloides).

5 Nov 2008 Proximate mechanisms underlying reproductive skew are obscure in many animals that breed communally. Here, we address causes of reproductive skew in brood-parasitic associations of burying beetles (Nicrophorus vespilloides). Male and female burying ... Read more...

 

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Technical information about 'Analysis of Variance'

Definition: A statistical technique that isolates and assesses the contributions of categorical independent variables to variation in the mean of a continuous dependent variable.

Descriptor UI: D000704

Alternative terms: Analysis of Variance; ANOVA; Analysis, Variance; Analyses, Variance; Variance Analyses; Variance Analysis;

Tree Number: E05.318.740.150; N05.715.360.750.125; N06.850.520.830.150;

History Note: 74(68)

Technical Notes: IM GEN only; coord NIM with specific disease or other concept (IM); no qualif

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