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<p><b>Variable rules analysis</b> is a set of <a href="page.php?w=statistical_analysis">statistical analysis</a> methods in linguistics that are commonly used in <a href="page.php?w=sociolinguistics">sociolinguistics</a> and <a href="page.php?w=historical_linguistics">historical linguistics</a> to describe patterns of <a href="page.php?w=variation_%28linguistics%29">variation</a> between alternative forms in language use. It is also sometimes known as <b>Varbrul analysis</b>, after the name of a software package dedicated to carrying out the relevant</p><p>
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