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(statistics) a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value depends in the independent variable; if f(x)=y, y is the dependent variable
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In experimental design, a dependent variable is a variable whose values in different treatment conditions are compared. For example, in a study of how different dosages of a drug are related to the severity of symptoms of a disease, a measure of the severity of the symptoms of the disease is a dependent variable and the administration of the drug in specified doses is the independent variable. ...
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| dependent variable |
A variable that cannot be arbitrarily selected and is determined by the independent variable.
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A variable that reacts or responds to some causal factor; total cost is the dependent variable, as represented by the letter Y, in the equation Y 5 a 1 bX. (See page(s) p. 204)
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The factor that is measured in an experiment.
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