Related Articles
confounding variable
Confounding variable is a variable that, though not measured, causes variation in both the explanatory variable and the outcome variable; also know as a "lurking variable" or a "third variable".
path diagram
Path diagram is, by convention, the explanatory variable "points to" the outcome variable.
complex model
A complex model is a model with at least one explanatory variable.
outcome variable
Outcome variable is a variable whose variation we are trying to explain.
categorical variable
Categorical variable is a variable for which the values don’t tell us anything about quantity; the values simply tell us which category the object belongs to.