Hansch analysis is the investigation of the quantitative relationship
between the biological activity of a series of compounds and their
physicochemical substituent or global parameters representing
hydrophobic, electronic, steric and other effects using multiple
regression correlation methodology.
Source:
PAC, 1997, 69, 1137
(Glossary of terms used in computational drug design (IUPAC Recommendations 1997))
on page 1144