correct for
phrasal verbPart ofcorrect
correct for — phrasal verb
1. In statistics, science, or accounting, to adjust data or calculations to remove
1.phrasal verb
Definition
In statistics, science, or accounting, to adjust data or calculations to remove the effect of a particular factor that could make the results inaccurate.
Example
The researchers corrected for differences in age and income when comparing the two groups.
To get accurate results, the lab technician corrected for temperature changes during the experiment.