共きょう変へん量りょう

noun

covariance; covariate

Technical term in statistics and mathematics. 'Covariance' refers to a measure of joint variability, while 'covariate' refers to a variable that is possibly predictive of the outcome under study.

• 共きょう変へん量りょうを調ちょう整せいすることで、より正せい確かくな分ぶん析せきが可か能のうになる。

  Adjusting for covariates allows for a more accurate analysis.

• このモデルでは、年ねん齢れいと性せい別べつを共きょう変へん量りょうとして扱あつかう。

  In this model, age and gender are treated as covariates.