variance accounted for

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
VAF
Pronunciation
/ˈvɛriəns əˈkaʊntɪd fər/
Category
Academic & Science
Related Field
Mathematics

Examples in Context

  1. For the litter size, estimates of the proportion of total variance accounted for(VAF) by paternally and maternally transmitted gametes were 1.1 % and 2.3 % respectively.
  2. Principal component analysis was performed to select the first three principal components and their cumulative contribution of variance accounted for(VAF) 88.37 percent.
  3. The results showed that the genetic variance ( V_G ) for each of 3 characters accounted for 66.8 % to 98.6 % in phenotype variance, which indicated that all of milling-quality traits were mainly controlled by genetic effects.

Other meanings of VAF