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covariate
noun[ C ]
mathematics specializeduk /ˌkəʊˈveər.i.ət/ us /ˌkoʊˈver.i.ət/
in a study, a variable(= a quantity that can change) that may affect the result of what is being studied: 共变量，共变数
An analysis was performed using age as the covariate.以年龄作为共变量进行分析。
Onset of marijuana use at a given time point was predicted by the value of each covariate at the time since the previous interview (with the exception of gender, which was a time-constant covariate).
The effect of the intervention was analyzed on the discrepancy scores of post-test minus pretest, with pretest scores serving as a covariate.
The analysis found that there was still a reliable effect of action - outcome delay when response rate was used as a covariate.
When the values of day 14 were used as covariate, no statistically significant difference was obtained between treatments on day 42.
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