Multivariate statistics is a set of statistical tools to analyze data (
e.g., chemical and biological) matrices using regression and/or pattern recognition techniques.
Source:
PAC, 1997, 69, 1137. 'Glossary of terms used in computational drug design (IUPAC Recommendations 1997)' on page 1148 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199769051137)