The test for high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) is used as part of a lipid profile to screen for unhealthy levels of lipids and to determine an individual's risk of developing heart disease and to help make decisions about what treatment to use if there is borderline or high risk.
statistical procedure - a method of analyzing or representing statistical data; a procedure for calculating a statistic. statistical method. method - a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)
A Simple Explanationâ¦. Factor analysis is a statistical procedure used to identify a small number of factors that can be. used to represent relationships among sets of interrelated variables. For example, COMPUTER. USE BY TEACHERS is a broad construct that can have a number of FACTORS (use for testing, use for research, use for presentation development, etc.).