What is Explanatory variable?
An '''explanatory variable''' is a type of [[independent variable]]. The two terms are often used interchangeably. But there is a subtle difference between the two. When a variable is independent, it is not affected at all by any other variables. When a variable isn't independent for certain, it's an explanatory variable.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.statisticshowto.datasciencecentral.com/explanatory-variable/|title=Explanatory Variable & Response Variable: Simple Definition and Uses|first=|last=Stephanie|date=16 February 2015|website=Statistics How To|access-date=15 February 2019|archive-date=23 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190923064520/https://www.statisticshowto.datasciencecentral.com/explanatory-variable/|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Statistics]]