A variable (often denoted by y) whose value depends on that of another.
Also called response variable
Example sentencesExamples
- Lifetime inhalant use was the dependent variable under study.
- Table 1 shows the weighted and unweighted means of the dependent variables and the key independent variables used in the analysis.
- Size and number of pollen grains were used as dependent variables, population as an independent variable, and the number of flower buds as a covariate.
- The next four columns show the estimates of models with the same independent variables and different dependent variables.
- The test confirmed that the relationship between these independent variables and the dependent variable is indeed linear.