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residual analysis

a diagnostic review of the discrepancies between specific observations and the values predicted by a model (see residual). Summarizing these discrepancies in several different ways can help a researcher identify problems in the application of a model to a particular data set. For example, a residual analysis might show large discrepancies for one group but not another, suggesting that the model is not appropriate for the first group. See regression diagnostics.

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October 9th 2024

Renpenning syndrome

Renpenning syndrome

a condition that is inherited as an X-linked trait (see sex-linked) and almost exclusively affects males. It is characterized by eye defects, microcephaly, psychomotor retardation, short stature, small testes, and intellectual disability. [Hans Renpenning (1929–2006), Canadian physician]