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variable

variable A variable is anything that can have different values across people, situations, or conditions in a study.

A variable is anything that can have different values across people, situations, or conditions in a study. Variables may be classified in different ways, such as dependent or independent, qualitative or quantitative, and continuous or discrete.

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