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INTERVENING VARIABLE [3 records]

Record 1 2012-05-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Statistical Methods
  • Experimental Psychology
DEF

A variable [that] lies intermediate between independent causal factors and a final outcome.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Méthodes statistiques
  • Psychologie expérimentale
DEF

Variable qui «a un effet sur» la relation entre une variable indépendante et une variable dépendante.

Spanish

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Record 2 2008-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematics
  • Epidemiology
CONT

If the control table measures of association are the same as the original table measure of association, then the control variable is presumed not to be an anteceding or intervening variable.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques
  • Épidémiologie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Matemáticas
  • Epidemiología
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Record 3 1981-04-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général

Spanish

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