Multivariate Compared with Bivariate and Univariate Analysis

Multivariate analysis is a method of analysing more than two variables. For instance, the independent variables of gender and age can be used to examine their effects on a dependent variable such as yearly income. Not only could you compare the differences of salaries between genders, you can also see how age plays a role in earning capacity within the genders and between them.

Bivariate analysis focuses on only two variables such as gender(IV) and salary(DV) and their relation.

Univariate analysis is employed to examine the dispersion of a specific variable such as gender over an entire population.