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What is a dependent variable?

What is a dependent variable? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (algebra) In an equation, the variable whose value depends on one or more variables in the equation.
  2. (sciences) an outcome measured to see the effectiveness of the treatment.
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A separate analysis of covariance was calculated on each dependent variable.
The test confirmed that the relationship between these independent variables and the dependent variable is indeed linear.
The health status variable is the dependent variable in our logit panel regression models.
These examples of biosocial interactions are unusual in that the psychophysiological variable is the dependent variable.
The Mann-Whitney U test is appropriate when the independent variable has two levels and the dependent variable is measured on an ordinal scale.
Lifetime inhalant use was the dependent variable under study.

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