Explained variance

Explained variance is part of the variance of any residual that can be attributed to a specific condition (cause). The other part of variance is unexplained variance. The higher the explained variance relative to the total variance, the stronger the statistical measure used.
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The proportion of the variability in the data which is accounted for by the model (e.g., in Multiple Regression , ANOVA , Nonlinear Estimation , Neural Networks ) .