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influence analysis

a set of techniques that allows one to determine the degree to which specific data points affect the overall result of a statistical procedure. For example, in regression analysis it is used to examine which observations have a disproportionate influence on the proposed regression equation.

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January 28th 2025

thermoanesthesia

thermoanesthesia

n.

1. loss or absence of the ability to distinguish between heat and cold by touch.

2. insensitivity to heat. Also called thermanesthesia.