- outcome variable
- a variable that measures consequences or results; it may be primary, ancillary, or incidental to a particular study.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
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variable — Factor of an experiment that can affect the outcome; of different forms or variants … Expanded glossary of Cycad terms
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