depressive spectrum

the range of severity and disparate symptoms that characterize depressive disorders. The underlying concept is that depression is a continuum of related disorders, rather than a single diagnostic entity.

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December 23rd 2024

quasi– F ratio

in analysis of variance and regression analysis, a substitute for the F ratiof-ratio that can sometimes be obtained when the denominators for an exact F ratio cannot be completed. The quasi–F ratio is obtained by determining the mean squared error using certain estimated components of variation when these cannot be calculated directly.