indicator variable

ˈɪndɪˌkeɪtər ˈvɛriəbəl

Definition

Definition of indicator variable - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

mathematics

TECH.

binary variable indicating category membership

TECH.

The indicator variable was set to 1 for males.
An indicator variable was used to distinguish urban areas.
The model included an indicator variable for each category.

categorical variable

dummy variable

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Expressions with indicator

level indicator

sign or display that shows degree stage or progress of something

The progress bar acts as a level indicator for the download.

progress indicator

measurement that shows how far a task has advanced

Attendance rates are one progress indicator for the school improvement project.

temperature indicator

device or sign that shows how hot or cold something is

The refrigerator's temperature indicator shows that it is too warm.

visual indicator

visible sign that shows a condition event or fact

Smoke rising from the forest was a visual indicator of the fire.

warning indicator

signal that shows a problem or possible danger may be present

A red warning indicator lit up on the plane's control panel.

indicator lamp

light alerting to a system malfunction

The indicator lamp flashes when there's a system error.

Expressions with variable

variable as the wind

adj.

changing often and unpredictably

Her moods are variable as the wind, making her hard to understand.

variable load

amount of weight or demand that changes during use

The bridge was designed to handle a heavy variable load from traffic.

variable-yield

adj.

producing different amounts or results over time

The variable-yield investment attracted cautious investors.

dummy variable

binary variable indicating categories in statistics

The dummy variable was used to represent gender in the study.

control variable

factor kept constant in experiments

In the experiment, temperature was the control variable.

categorical variable

variable with fixed categories, not numbers

A categorical variable can be color or type.

discrete variable

variable with countable distinct values

The number of students in a class is a discrete variable.

experimental variable

variable manipulated in research to test hypotheses

Researchers adjusted the experimental variable to see the outcome.

independent variable

variable determining the dependent variable's value

In y = f(x), x is the independent variable.

variable cost

cost changing with production level

The variable cost increased as production ramped up.

Terms with indicator variable included in their meaning

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beta coefficient

mathematics

indicator of variable relationship in regression

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French:variable indicatrice, ...
German:Indikatorvariable, ...
Italian:variabile indicatrice, ...
Spanish:variable indicadora, ...
Portuguese:variável indicadora, ...
Chinese:指示变量, ...
Japanese:ダミー変数, ...
Arabic:مُتَغَيِّر دَلالي, ...
Hebrew:מִשְׁתַּנֶּה אִינְדִּיקָטוֹר, ...
Russian:индикаторная переменная, ...
Ukrainian:індикаторна змінна, ...
Hindi:सूचक चर, ...
Bengali:ইন্ডিকেটর ভেরিয়েবল, ...
Catalan:variable indicadora, ...
Czech:indikátorová proměnná, ...
Danish:indikatorvariabel, ...
Dutch:indicatorvariabele, ...
Greek:μεταβλητή δείκτης, ...
Hungarian:indikátorváltozó, ...
Khmer:អថេរសូចនាករ, ...
Korean:지시 변수, ...
Persian:متغیر شاخص, ...
Polish:zmienna wskaźnikowa, ...
Portuguese (BR):variável indicadora, ...
Romanian:variabilă indicator, ...
Swedish:indikatorvariabel, ...
Thai:ตัวแปรบ่งชี้, ...
Turkish:gösterge değişkeni, ...
Vietnamese:biến chỉ báo, ...

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