Dependent Random Variable

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A dependent random variable is an experiment variable that is believed to be in a causal relationship with a independent variable.



References

2014

  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dependent_and_independent_variables#Dependent_variable
    • A dependent variable is also known as a "response variable", "regressand", "measured variable", "responding variable", "explained variable", "outcome variable", "experimental variable", and "output variable".[1]

      If the independent variable is referred to as an "explanatory variable" (see above) then the term "response variable" is preferred by some authors for the dependent variable.

  1. Hastings, Nancy Baxter. Workshop calculus: guided exploration with review. Vol. 2. Springer Science & Business Media, 1998. p. 31

2011

  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dependent_and_independent_variables
    • … In statistics, the dependent/independent variable terminology is used more widely than just in relation to controlled experiments. For example the data analysis of two jointly varying quantities may involve treating each in turn as the dependent variable and the other as the independent variable. However, for general usage, the pair response variable and explanatory variable is preferable as quantities treated as "independent variables" are rarely statistically independent.[1][2]

      Depending on the context, an independent variable is also known as a "predictor variable," "regressor," "controlled variable," "manipulated variable," "explanatory variable," "exposure variable," and/or "input variable."[3] A dependent variable is also known as a "response variable," "regressand," "measured variable," "observed variable," "responding variable," "explained variable," "outcome variable," "experimental variable," and/or "output variable."[4]

  1. Everitt, B.S. (2002). Cambridge Dictionary of Statistics, CUP. ISBN 0-521-81099-x
  2. Dodge, Y. (2003). The Oxford Dictionary of Statistical Terms, OUP. ISBN 0-19-920613-9
  3. Dodge, Y. (2003). The Oxford Dictionary of Statistical Terms, OUP. ISBN 0-19-920613-9 (entries for "independent variable" and "regression")
  4. Dodge, Y. (2003). The Oxford Dictionary of Statistical Terms, OUP. ISBN 0-19-920613-9 (entry for "regression")

2010

  • http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dependent_variable
    • dependent variable (plural dependent variables)
      • 1. (algebra) In an equation, the variable whose value depends on one or more variables in the equation. In the equation z = x2 + y, z is the dependent variable.
      • 2. In sciences, an outcome measured to see the effectiveness of the treatment.

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