Effect of a factor

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-003578",
  "term": "Effect of a factor",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "The change in a response variable that occurs when a factor's level is altered, while other factors are held constant. This quantifies the influence of a single experimental variable on the outcome. It is often calculated as the difference between the average response at the high level and the average response at the low level of the factor.",
  "synonyms": [
    "effect"
  ],
  "subject": "Analytical Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "interaction effect",
    "main effect",
    "model",
    "nth-order effect"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2016, 88, 407. 'Vocabulary of concepts and terms in chemometrics (IUPAC Recommendations 2016)' on page 414 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2015-0605)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/effect-of-a-factor/"
}