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Free sign up"predictor variable" is a correct and usable term in written English.
It is commonly used in fields such as statistics and machine learning to refer to a variable that is used to predict the outcome or value of another variable. For example: "In our study, we used age as the predictor variable to predict the risk of developing diabetes." "The number of hours spent studying each day was found to be a significant predictor variable for exam scores." "The model's accuracy improved when we added more predictor variables, such as income and education level."
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predictor variable
noun
An independent variable that may be used to predict the value of another, especially in statistical regression
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The primary predictor variable was smoking status.
Therefore, we added continent as a dummy-coded predictor variable.
The primary predictor variable was M3.
Turbidity was the most important predictor variable in all models.
In this analysis, the interaction between temperature (continuous variable) vs. mutant (nominal variable), was used as a predictor variable.
The VLPFC label was selected as the predictor variable after viewing the results of the preceding analyses.
The importance of each predictor variable is measured through a sensitivity analysis.
Later the generalizations to more than one predictor variable are considered.
A key predictor variable for juvenile delinquency is the presence of delinquent peers.
Natural property rights value was the most important predictor variable, but income was also significant.
The primary predictor variable was intraoperative surgical trainee participation.
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