“Bi” means two and the term bivariate analysis refers to the understanding of the relationship between two variables. In comparison, univariate analysis is about analyzing one variable, while multivariate analysis refers to understanding relationships between more than two variables.
Bivariate analysis has a lot of use in real life because it can help understand the strength of the relationship between the two variables. But before bivariate analysis can define the strength of relationship, it first must define whether there is any casualty and association between two variables – whether the value of the dependent variable will change if the independent variable is modified.