0 a quantity that can take the value of any member of a particular set (= group):
For most variates the values analysed were the sum of the values determined during the period of analysis.
Of the thirty-nine main effects tested (13 variates, three treatments) only four showed significant effects at the 5 % probability level.
The dimension of each item measured is called the variate and may be any physical quantity.
These models have variates that are serially dependent but nevertheless unforecastable.
All variates were first screened for outliers and for normality.
The morphological variation was investigated using both canonical variates analysis and a novel non-parametric classification tree method.
In effect, the use of brushing makes it possible to show an increased number of variates.
The first two canonical variates, showing 84.5% of the separation, are plotted.