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covariate

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n. (context statistics English) A variable that is possibly predictive of the outcome under study.

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In statistics , a covariate is a variable that is possibly predictive of the outcome under study. A covariate may be of direct interest or it may be a confounding or interacting variable. The alternative terms explanatory variable , independent variable ...