Broadly, when one measurement or factor does not give information about another. There are several kinds of independence: independence of measurements, independence of factor effects, and independence of sample composition. Contrast with non-independence.
Used in Chap. 13: page 152
Also used in hcistats2e: Chap. 1: page 17; Chap. 3: pages 32, 33, 35, 37, 38, 39, 40, 42, 43; Chap. 4: page 56; Chap. 7: pages 83, 86; Chap. 10: page 114
Also known as: independent
Used in glossary entries: non-independence