| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Explanatory variable | An explanatory variable (also regressor) is a variable in a regression model which appears on the right hand side of the equation. Its function is to explain the evolution of the independent variable. (references) | ||
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| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Explanatory variable | Statistics | 1: When a relation such as y = f (x) is interpreted in a causal sense, e. g. y is regarded as 'caused by' x, the latter is sometimes called a cause variable and the former an effect variable. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| 2: A variable used to explain a dependent variable. Source: European Union. (references) | |||
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