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control, statistical

control, statistical

a statistical technique for examining the effect of a further VARIABLE on a data set which has not initially taken account of this variable. For example, data on gender and voting behaviour may have been collected but the addition of age as a variable may provide fuller explanation of the pattern of association.
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