partial out
C1 formal separable transitive
In simple words
In statistics, to take away the effect of one thing so you can see how two other things are really related.
Meanings
1 C1
idiomatic
formal
(statistics) To remove the effect of a third variable from a correlation or regression analysis so the pure relationship between two other variables can be measured.
"The researchers partialled out the effect of age before examining the link between stress and memory."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Technical academic and statistical term. Used primarily in research papers, psychology, social sciences, and data analysis. Not used in everyday conversation.
Commonly used with
variance effect variable influence correlation confound
Forms
Base
partial out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
partials out
he/she/it
Past simple
partialed out
yesterday
Past participle
partialed out
have + pp
-ing form
partialing out
continuous
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