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Adjusted R-Squared
Adjusted R-Squared is a version of R-Squared () that is adjusted for the number of predictors (independent variables) in a model. Its advantage over is that it accounts for statistical shrinkage. The normal statistic tends to increase when more independent variables occur in the system; i.e., we cannot use it to compare models with different numbers of predictors. The adjusted R-Squared can be negative, but it is usually not. It is always lower than or equal to the .
Where is the number of predictors and is the sample size.
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Updated 2026-05-10
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