covariate
Statistical control factor
A covariate is a variable that may influence an outcome being studied but isn't the primary focus of investigation.
In statistical analysis, researchers account for covariates to isolate the effect of the variable they actually care about: The study controlled for age and income as covariates.
Common in medical and social science research.
Return to former state
- confoundingCausing surprise or confusion
- adjustmentAlteration to improve fit
- multivariateInvolving multiple variables simultaneously
- predictorOne who foretells events
interaction · residuals · ANOVA · modeling · logistic · linear · stratification · homogeneity
Authority to direct
- matchingIdentical in appearance
- randomizationIntroducing chance systematically
- blockingImpeding forward progress
- balancingAchieving equal distribution
baseline · standardization · counterbalancing · confound · extraneous · placebo · blinding · factorial
Without pause or gap
- categoricalUnconditional and explicit
- discreteIndividually separate, unconnected
- quantitativeConcerning measurable amounts
- qualitativeRelating to characteristics, not quantities
ordinal · nominal · fixed · random · observed · latent · proxy · indicator
Group with shared aim
- bivariateHaving two variables
- PearsonAnglo surname
- interdependenceReciprocal reliance between entities
- scatterplotGraph of coordinate pairs
regression
Return to former state
- confoundingCausing surprise or confusion
- adjustmentAlteration to improve fit
- multivariateInvolving multiple variables simultaneously
predictor · interaction · residuals · ANOVA · modeling · logistic · linear · stratification · homogeneity · heterogeneity
control
Authority to direct
- matchingIdentical in appearance
- randomizationIntroducing chance systematically
- blockingImpeding forward progress
balancing · baseline · standardization · counterbalancing · confound · extraneous · placebo · blinding · factorial · between-subjects
continuous
Without pause or gap
- categoricalUnconditional and explicit
- discreteIndividually separate, unconnected
- quantitativeConcerning measurable amounts
qualitative · ordinal · nominal · fixed · random · observed · latent · proxy · indicator · scale
association
Group with shared aim
- bivariateHaving two variables
- PearsonAnglo surname
- interdependenceReciprocal reliance between entities
- statisticsmean, median, mode, standard deviation, correlation
- predictorsforecaster, prognosticator, prophet, seer, soothsayer
- causalitycausation, causality, causal chain, cause, effect