statistics a more modern term for dependent variable (sense 2)
dependent variable in British English
noun
1.
a variable in a mathematical equation or statement whose value depends on that taken on by the independent variable
in "y = f(x)", "y" is the dependent variable
2. psychology, statistics
the variable measured by the experimenter. It is controlled by the value of the independentvariable, of which it is an index
Examples of 'response variable' in a sentence
response variable
The response variable was phenol concentration.
Maria Kopytko, Luz A. P. Jacome 2008, 'ALTERNATIVE FOR PHENOL BIODEGRADATION IN OIL CONTAMINATED WASTEWATERS USING AN ADAPTEDBACTERIAL BIOFILM LAYER', Rudarsko-geološko-naftni Zbornikhttp://hrcak.srce.hr/index.php?show=clanak&id_clanak_jezik=48248&lang=en. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The response variable was the absorbance at 444 nm.
Marcia Regina Simões, Reinaldo Aparecido Bariccatti, Caio Guilherme Secco Souza, JoséDilson Silva de Oliveira 2011, 'Study of fish oil bleaching using the sodium bentonite through a factorial design',Semina: Ciências Exatas e Tecnológicashttp://www.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/semexatas/article/view/5258/8321. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The linear regression was used to develop the mathematical models for the response variable.
Ankush Choudhary, Manoj Kumar, Deepak Rajendra Unune 2019, 'Experimental investigation and optimization of weld bead characteristics during submergedarc welding of AISI 1023 steel', Defence Technologyhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214914718300540. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The limited number of values for the response variable makes it impractical for ordinal data.
Liansheng Larry Tang, Ao Yuan, John Collins, Xuan Che, Leighton Chan 2017, 'Unified Least Squares Methods for the Evaluation of Diagnostic Tests With the GoldStandard', Cancer Informaticshttps://doi.org/10.1177/1176935116686063. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The effect of time was modeled using transferred charge as the response variable.
Francisco Javier Quintero Cortes, Pedro Jose Arias-Monje, Jonathan Phillips, HugoZea 2016, 'Empirical kinetics for the growth of titania nanotube arrays by potentiostatic anodizationin ethylene glycol', Materials & Designhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264127516301538. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Factors associated were subjected to multivariate analysis with calf shedding intensity as the response variable.
Karina Tiranti, Alejandro Larriestra, Claudina Vissio, Natalia Picco, Fabrisio Alustiza,Americo Degioanni, Adriana Vivas 2011, 'Prevalence of Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia spp., spatial clustering and patternsof shedding in dairy calves from Córdoba, Argentina Prevalência de Cryptosporidiumspp. e Giardia spp., distribuição espacial e padrões de eliminação em bezerros depropriedades leiteiras em Córdoba, Argentina', Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterináriahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-29612011000200009. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The response variable was larval abundance per nestling or mean abundance per nestling.
Darío Ezequiel Manzoli, Leandro Raúl Antoniazzi, María José Saravia, Leonardo Silvestri,David Rorhmann, Pablo Martín Beldomenico 2013, 'Multi-level determinants of parasitic fly infection in forest passerines.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3707910?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
If we have some assumptions for such normality for response variable, we could use it.
Hamed Tabesh, Azadeh Saki, Samira Mardaniyan 2013, 'A New Nonparametric Regression for Longitudinal Data', علوم بهداشتی ایرانhttp://jhs.mazums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-343-16&slc_lang=en&sid=1. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The optimal operational range for the pyrolysis process was obtained for each response variable.
L.A.R. Muniz, A.R. Costa, E. Steffani, A.J. Zattera, K. Hofsetz, K. Bossardi, L. Valentini 2003, 'A study of paint sludge deactivation by pyrolysis reactions', Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineeringhttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-66322003000100012. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)