outcome variables

Meaning

1. 1nounpluralmathematics

   The measurements in a study that show the effect of the thing being tested, such as test scores, blood pressure or sales figures.

   Grammar: Plural noun phrase: the outcome variables were recorded weekly.

   Patterns

   • measure outcome variables
   • outcome variables such as something

   In the diet trial, the outcome variables included weight, cholesterol and sleep quality.

   The researchers collected several outcome variables to see whether the new program helped students.

   Both outcome variables improved after six weeks of treatment.

Common combinations

primary outcome variables

The primary outcome variables were pain level and mobility.

measure outcome variables

Nurses measured outcome variables at the start and end of the study.

predict outcome variables

The model uses age and income to predict outcome variables.

independent and outcome variables

The table lists the independent and outcome variables.

continuous outcome variables

Weight and height are continuous outcome variables.

Synonyms and how they differ

dependent variables

Dependent variables is the classic statistics term for the same thing, while outcome variables is more common in medical and social research.

response variables

Response variables often appears in experiments and regression, stressing how the thing measured responds to a change.

results

Results is a general word for findings and does not say they are specific measured quantities.

Opposites

Word family

outcome noun

the result of an action or process

variable noun

a quantity that can change or be measured

vary verb

to change or differ

variation noun

a difference or change in amount

Commonly confused: outcome variables or output variables?

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