Dependant variable
Defintions
scientific 1. noun
a. the variable that will change as a result of your test[1]
b. the variable whose behavior under controlled conditions (that are allowed to change in an organized manner) is studied.[2]
c. the variable to be explained (the ‘effect”).[3]
Dependant variable in Context
"The idea is that one variable is the effect of another variable or, to say it another way, that one variable precedes and/or causes another. The dependent variable is the variable to be explained (the ‘effect”)."
References
- ↑ Army Educational Outreach Program:Variables, Constants, and Controls; http://static.nsta.org/ecybermission-files/helpdocs/Variables%20Constants%20and%20Controls.pdf
- ↑ http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/dependent-variable.html
- ↑ Quantitative Reasoning, Mt Holyoke College; https://www.mtholyoke.edu/courses/etownsle/qr/Independent%20and%20dependent%20variables.htm
