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predictor variable

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Noun1.predictor variable - a variable that can be used to predict the value of another variable (as in statistical regression)
variable quantity, variable - a quantity that can assume any of a set of values
statistics - a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters


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8] Categorization makes it easier for clinicians to use information about the relationship between an outcome and a predictor variable.
For persons with disabilities, strong predictor variables for SRH were pain severity, presence of a short-term health condition within the last two weeks, having a lower education, and being unemployed.
Path analysis was used to explore the relative strengths of each predictor variable.
 
 
 
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