univariate analysis

a statistical examination of data for only one variable of interest. For example, a univariate analysis of study habits for a sample of college students would examine habits across all individuals without taking into account whether a particular student was a freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior. Also called univariate statistics. Compare multivariate analysis.

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Psychology term of the day

April 27th 2024

training analysis

psychoanalysis of a trainee analyst. Its purpose is not only to provide training in the concepts and techniques of psychoanalysis but also to increase insight into personal sensitivities or other emotional reactions that might interfere with the process of analyzing patients in the form of a countertransference.