<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">multivariate analysis</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31372705</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:40:31</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">MVA</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">analysis, multivariate</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">multivariate data analysis</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">multivariate statistical analysis</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Refers to a set of statistical techniques that analyze data sets with more than one variable when there is inherent interdependence between them. Techniques of multivariate analysis include cluster and factor analysis. Multivariate analysis is often used in archaeology, e.g. to aid classification of artifact compositional data. ]]></dc:description></metadata>