The phrase "a multivariate method to" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing statistical techniques or analytical approaches that involve multiple variables.
Example: "We employed a multivariate method to analyze the relationship between various factors affecting consumer behavior."
Alternatives: "a multivariate approach to" or "a multivariate technique for".
Canonical Correlation Analysis ("CCA", [ 36 ]) is a multivariate method to find correlation between sets of variables.
Logistic regression was used as a multivariate method to ascertain which variables independently predicted CR.
DAPC is a multivariate method to infer the genetic structure of populations.
Logistic regression was used as a multivariate method to ascertain whether the UGT1A1 genotype independently predicted toxicities significantly related to this variable in previous univariate analysis.
Schulz-Trieglaff et al. (2009) applied a multivariate method to perform a quality assessment of raw LC-MS maps using 20 quality descriptors.
Using a multivariate method to investigate the spatial patterns of age-associated brain atrophy, we show that TBI produces a pattern of structural brain changes that affects the apparent brain age of both GM and WM.
The Bayesian method (Pelkonen et al, 2012) was used as the multivariate method to create a model to predict pain at the 6 months' follow-up.
Canonical Correspondence Analysis ("CANOCO", [ 37 ]) is a method developed in Ecology that builds on Correspondence analysis, a multivariate method applicable to analyze cross-tables such as those formed by bands and patients to allow the incorporation of extra explanatory variables in the analysis (here clinical variables).
Discussion: Strengths of this series are (1) the similar severity of SIRS and sepsis groups, (2) a multicenter design and (3) the use of a multivariate method adapted to the high number of independent variables.
Population structure within the INRA collection of T. turgidum was examined by applying the discriminant analysis of principal components DAPC, [ 49], a multivariate method designed to identify and describe clusters of genetically related individuals.
Indeed, since the l1- l2 regularization is a multivariate method, there is no need to expect a single probeset to have perfect discriminatory power on the classes, but one has to take into account the 11-dimensional model.
