dependent variable
noun
: a mathematical variable whose value is determined by that of one or more other variables in a function
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For those interested in statistics, the researchers used beta coefficients, which, in regression analysis, are numbers that represent the strength and direction of the relationship between a predictor (independent variable) and an outcome (dependent variable).
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New Atlas, 15 Dec. 2024
Vaccine uptake is the dependent variable and trust in EU institutions is the independent variable.
—Lutz Finger, Forbes, 6 May 2021
The amount of time that passed before an employee approached and acknowledged the confederate served as the dependent variable.
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 28 Nov. 2014
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New Atlas, 15 Dec. 2024
Vaccine uptake is the dependent variable and trust in EU institutions is the independent variable.
—Lutz Finger, Forbes, 6 May 2021
The amount of time that passed before an employee approached and acknowledged the confederate served as the dependent variable.
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 28 Nov. 2014
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“Dependent variable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dependent%20variable. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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