Independent Variable (Noun)
Meaning
(statistics) a variable whose values are independent of changes in the values of other variables.
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Examples
- The researcher identified the amount of fertilizer used as the independent variable in the experiment to study its effect on crop yield.
- In the statistical analysis, temperature served as the independent variable, while the response of the enzyme was the dependent variable.
- To establish cause-and-effect relationships, the experimenter carefully controlled the independent variable, minimizing any external influences.
- The researchers used the independent variable of exercise duration to predict the impact on physical fitness in their regression model.
- The study used a binary independent variable, presence or absence of a specific gene, to predict the likelihood of disease development.