response variable
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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In an experiment, there is the explanatory variable which affects the response variable.
From Textbooks • Mar. 27, 2020
This group is given a placebo treatment, a treatment that cannot influence the response variable.
From Textbooks • Mar. 27, 2020
In order to prove that the explanatory variable is causing a change in the response variable, it is necessary to isolate the explanatory variable.
From Textbooks • Sep. 19, 2013
The response variable is whether a subject had a heart attack.
From Textbooks • Sep. 19, 2013
In a randomized experiment, the researcher manipulates values of the explanatory variable and measures the resulting changes in the response variable.
From Textbooks • Sep. 19, 2013
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