Dependent Variable

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-007660",
  "term": "Dependent Variable",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A variable that may, it is believed, be predicted by or caused by one or more other variables called independent variables.\n\n2. In a statistical analysis, the outcome variable(s) or the variable(s) whose values are a function of other variable(s) (called independent variable(s) in the relationship under study).\n\n3. In experiments, a variable that is influenced by or dependent upon changes in the independent variable. [CancerWeb 2005]\n\n4. In a statistical analysis, the outcome variable(s) or the variable(s) whose values are a function of other variable(s) (called independent variable(s) in the relationship under study). [CDC 2005]",
  "subject": "Policy and guidance",
  "references": [
    "Program Evaluation Glossary",
    "CDC 2005",
    "Thesaurus of Terms Used in Microbial Risk Assessment"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/dependent-variable/"
}