outcome variable
response variable
The test was used to compare the distribution of categorical variables in the people being studied.
We recorded age using a three-way categorical variable comprised of under 25 years, 25–50 years, and over 50 years.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Statistics
actuarial
actuary
analysis of covariance
background variable
canonical correlation
central tendency
correlation coefficient
covariance matrix
covariate
cross-sectional
density function
entropy
interpoint
interquartile range
multigroup
non-statistical
normal distribution
pollster
statistician
stochastic