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correction factor noun [ C ] mathematics specializeduk /kəˈrek.ʃən ˈfæk.tər/ us /kəˈrek.ʃən ˈfæk.tɚ/ a mathematical way of correcting the result of a calculation that contains a known amount of errors: A correction factor was applied to gross up for the entire industry. The error arose when a statistical correction factor was not carried through all of the paper's calculations. If the test sample is greater than 5 percent of the total, you must use what is known as a finite population correction factor. Gall bladder volume is calculated by multiplication of the uncorrected volume by the square of the correction factor. The company mentioned its decision to use the correction factor only once in the whole 435-page report. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Statistics actuarial actuary analysis of covariance background variable canonical correlation categorical variable correlation coefficient covariance matrix covariate cross-sectional density function entropy interpoint interquartile range multigroup non-statistical normal distribution pollster statistician stochastic |