multicollinearity

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A phenomenon in which two or more predictor variables in a multiple regression model are highly correlated, so that the coefficient estimates may change erratically in response to small changes in the model or data.

Word forms

multicollinearity multicollinearities

Etymology

From multicollinear + -ity.

Related words

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