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adjective

multivariate

pertaining to any procedure involving two or more variables

In a sentence

Six example sentences with multivariate, each labelled with its topic.

  • A multivariate model let the ecologists separate rainfall, grazing pressure, and soil depth as causes of the meadow's decline.

    Science

  • Only a multivariate analysis showed that age, kidney function, and dose together explained the unexpected side effects.

    Medicine

  • The lab used a multivariate approach, tracking sleep, protein intake, and training load before predicting anyone's marathon time.

    Fitness

  • A multivariate regression let the economists hold income and age constant while measuring the effect of rent alone.

    Economics

  • The risk desk runs a multivariate model that stresses rates, currencies, and oil prices at the same moment.

    Finance

  • The study used a multivariate design, tracking sleep, caffeine, and screen time together against attention scores.

    Psychology

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