摘要：The terms multivariate and multivariable are often used interchangeably in the public health literature. However, these
terms actually represent 2 very distinct types of analyses. We define the 2 types of analysis and assess the prevalence
of use of the statistical term multivariate in a 1-year span of articles published in the American Journal of Public
Health. Our goal is to make a clear distinction and to identify the nuances that make these types of analyses so distinct from one another.
