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canonical correlation noun[ C ] mathematics specializeduk /kəˌnɒn.ɪ.kəl kɒr.əˈleɪ.ʃən/ us /kəˌnɑː.nɪ.kəl kɔːr.əˈleɪ.ʃən/ a measurement of how close the relationship is between a dependent variable(= a number or amount whose value depends on the value of another element in the same mathematical expression) and an independent variable(= a number or amount whose value does not depend on the value of another element in the same mathematical expression): Results showed that most of the variance was accounted for by one canonical correlation. We investigated the relationships between tree species and soil conditions through canonical correlation analysis. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Statistics actuarial actuary analysis of covariance background variable categorical variable central tendency correlation coefficient covariance matrix covariate cross-sectional density function entropy interpoint interquartile range multigroup non-statistical normal distribution pollster statistician stochastic |