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VARIABLE CONTROLEE [1 record]

Record 1 1999-07-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Statistical Methods
DEF

Any extraneous variable that might affect the results, but whose effect has been eliminated e.g. by matching of subjects. The control variable is held constant to clarify the relationship between two other variables.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Méthodes statistiques

Spanish

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