another word for dependent variable
So that would mean that the independent variable is typically the variable being manipulated or changed and the dependent variable is the observed result of the independent variable being manipulated. An independent variable is a variable in an experiment that is changed to test a hypothesis. The dependent variable relies on the change of the independent variable to change itself. On the left side of the equation is one or more response variables, Y. On the right hand side is one or more predictor variables, X, and their coefficients, B. X, the variables on the right hand side can have many forms and are called by many names. Many people have trouble remembering which is the independent variable and which is the dependent variable. An easy way to remember is to insert the names of the two variables you are using in this sentence in they way that makes the most sense. There are slight differences in the meanings of these terms, but they are often used interchangeably. 1  Independent Variable: It implies causality: the independent variable affects the dependent variable. 2  Predictor Variable: It does not imply causality. 3  Predictor: Same as Predictor Variable. 4  Covariate: A continuous predictor variable. 5  Factor: A 6  ... G There are slight differences in the meanings of these terms, but they are often used interchangeably. 1  Independent Variable: It implies causality: the independent variable affects the dependent variable. 2  Used predominantly in ANOVA, but often in regression as well. 3  It can be either continuous or categorical. An independent variable is the variable that the scientist changes,  and the dependent variables are the variables that the scientist  doesn't control. 1 (statistics) a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value depends on the independent variable 1. 2  if f(x)=y, y is the dependent variable 1. – (statistics) a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value depends on the independent variable 1. the dependent variable. – (statistics) a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value depends on the independent variable 1. dependent variable [ the ~ ] noun. 1 Independent Variable: It implies causality: the independent variable affects the dependent variable. 2  Used predominantly in ANOVA, but often in regression as well. 3  It can be either continuous or categorical. 4  Predictor Variable: It does not imply causality. Collins Cobuild English Dictionary for Advanced Learners 4th edition published in 2003 © HarperCollins Publishers 1987, 1995, 2001, 2003 and Collins A-Z Thesaurus 1st edition first published in 1995 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995.
Predictor Variable