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Definition of Covary
1. Verb. (statistics) To vary together with another variable, particularly in a way that may be predictive ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Covary
1. to exhibit variation of two or more variables [v -VARIED, -VARYING, -VARIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Covary
Literary usage of Covary
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Achieving High Educational Standards for All: Conference Summary by Christopher F. Edley, Timothy Ready, Catherine E. Snow (2002)
"Figure 7 shows how youth poverty rates covary with family living arrangements.
However, among youth residing with a lone mother, the risk of being poor also ..."
2. Preventing Tobacco Use Among Young People: A Report of the Surgeon General by M. Joycelyn Elders (1997)
"... and other health-related behaviors are derived from cross-sectional studies
and thus suggest that other behaviors may covary with adolescent smoking. ..."
3. Alcohol and Tobacco: From Basic Science to Clinical Practice edited by Joanne B. Fertig, John P. Allen (2000)
"How do changes in drinking patterns covary with changes in smoking, and how does
depression relate to the separate and interactive patterns of use? ..."
4. Assessing Alcohol Problems: A Guide for Clinicians and Researchers by John P. Allen, Megan Columbus (1997)
"... covary, it would seem reasonable to combine them as screening or outcome
assessment tools. Several investigators have suggested the use of discriminant ..."
5. Campus Crime and Security at Postsecondary Education Institutions by Laurie Lewis (1997)
"Because of these relationships, differences on survey items tend to covary by
these analysis variables. The presence of campus housing also may be related ..."
6. Alcohol Use Among U. S. Ethnic Minorities edited by Danielle Spiegler (1993)
"It is noteworthy that consumption and problems do not appear to covary in a
systematic way. Concrete suggestions are provided for improving epidemiological ..."
7. Working with Youth in High-Risk Environments: Experiences in Prevention edited by Carol E. Marcus, John D. Swisher (1996)
"... variety of adolescent problem behaviors (including drinking, smoking, and
other drug use) are interrelated, tend to covary, and share a common etiology. ..."
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