collinearity

/kɒlɪnɛrɪtɪ/

Definitions

1. noun

a statistical phenomenon in which two or more variables are highly correlated with each other due to their common relationship with a third variable, often resulting in unstable regression models

“The researcher warned that the data suffered from severe collinearity between the two independent variables.”

Synonyms

  • correlation
  • multicollinearity

Antonyms

  • independence
  • orthogonality