canonical variates analysis
[kəˈnɒnɪkəl ˈvɛəriɪts əˈnæləsɪs]
noun
análise de variáveis canônicas
1. A multivariate statistical technique that identifies linear combinations of variables that maximize the correlation between two sets of variables
Canonical variates analysis was used to identify the relationship between environmental factors and species distribution patterns.
A análise de variáveis canônicas foi usada para identificar a relação entre fatores ambientais e padrões de distribuição de espécies.
2. A dimensionality reduction method that finds canonical variates (linear combinations) to represent relationships between two multivariate datasets
The researchers applied canonical variates analysis to compare psychological and physiological measurements.
Os pesquisadores aplicaram análise de variáveis canônicas para comparar medidas psicológicas e fisiológicas.
This is a specialized technical term primarily used in academic and research contexts, particularly in statistics, ecology, psychology, and machine learning. It is a formal statistical method taught in graduate-level statistics courses and used in peer-reviewed research across English-speaking and Portuguese-speaking academic communities.
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