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variance 1. a difference or discrepancy between two steps in a legal proceeding, esp between a statement in a pleading and the evidence given to support it 2. (in the US and Canada) a licence or authority issued by the board of variance to contravene the usual rule, esp to build contrary to the provision of a zoning code 3. Chem the number of degrees of freedom of a system, used in the phase rule variance [′ver·ē·əns] (statistics) The square of the standard deviation. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Second, reducing the data to compartment means reduces the total phenotypic variance estimate because the sampling variance among individuals cannot be estimated and is necessarily excluded. The covariance among full- and half-sibs provides the basis for the separation of phenotypic variance into genetic and environmental components of variance. The covariance among full- and half-sibs provides the basis for the separation of phenotypic variance into genetic and environmental components of variance. |
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